Martín Vasquez de Arce

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Most Reverend

Martín Vasquez de Arce
Bishop of Puerto Rico
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseDiocese of Puerto Rico
In office1599–1609
PredecessorAntonio Calderón de León
SuccessorFrancisco Diaz de Cabrera y Córdoba
Personal details
Born
Cuzco, Spain
DiedJanuary 13, 1609
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Martín Vasquez de Arce, O.P. (died January 13, 1609) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Puerto Rico (1599–1609).[1][2]

Biography

Martín Vasquez de Arce was born in Cuzco, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On August 18, 1599, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[1][2] While bishop, he was the Co-Consecrator of Juan Ramírez de Arellano, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala, Juan Pérez de Espinosa, Bishop of Santiago de Chile, and Mateo Burgos Moraleja, Bishop of Pamplona.[2] He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on January 13, 1609.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 278. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Martín Vasquez de Arce, O.P." retrieved December 8, 2015

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Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Puerto Rico
1599–1609 		Succeeded by


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