Martin de Bejar

Most Reverend
Martin de Bejar
Bishop of Panamá
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Panamá
In office 1527-1530
Predecessor Vicente de Peraza
Successor Vicente de Valverde
Personal details
Died 1530

Martin de Bejar (died 1530) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the third Bishop of Panamá (1527-1530).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

A native of Seville,[6] Martin de Bejar was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] In 1527, Pope Clement VII appointed him as the third Bishop of Panamá.[2] While bishop, the seat of the diocese was transferred to Panama City on the Pacific coast.[1] He served as Bishop until his death in 1530.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Alcedo, Antonio de (June 5, 2011). Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentale, Volume 4 (Spanish Edition). Ulan Press. p. 34.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Martin de Bejar, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "Archdiocese of Panamá" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ↑ Serrano y Sanz, Manuel (1990). Relaciones históricas y geográficas de América central, Volume 8. pp. 11–12.
  6. 1 2 Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 10-11
Religious titles
Preceded by
Vicente de Peraza		 Bishop of Panamá
1527–1530 		Succeeded by
Vicente de Valverde


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