George de Athequa

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George de Athequa
Denomination Roman Catholic
Senior posting
See Diocese of Llandaff
Title Bishop of Llandaff
Period in office 1517–1537
Predecessor Miles Salley
Successor Robert Holgate
Personal
Place of birth Spain
Date of death 1537

George de Athequa was a Bishop of Llandaff in the early days of the Reformation. A Spaniard by birth, he was chaplain to Queen Catharine of Aragon, with whom he left Spain for England. He died in March 1537.

  He alienated property from the see of Llandaff, notably the bishop's manor at Nash.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Miles Salley
Bishop of Llandaff
1517–1537
Succeeded by
Robert Holgate