Pedro Vega (bishop)

Most Reverend

Pedro Vega
Bishop of Cartagena
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1615–1616
PredecessorJuan de Labrada
SuccessorDiego Torres Altamirano
Orders
Consecration1615
Personal details
Born(1560-11-03)3 November 1560
Died17 June 1616(1616-06-17) (aged 55)

Pedro Vega (1560–1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1615–1616).[1][2][3]

Biography

Pedro Vega was born in Bubierca, Spain on 3 Nov 1560.[2] On 6 Oct 1614, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Cartagena.[1][2] In 1615, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 17 Jun 1616.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Pedro Vega" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. ^ Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2017-07-25.