Pedro Gómez de Córdoba

Most Reverend Pedro Gómez de Córdoba
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Santiago de Guatemala
In office	1574-1598
Predecessor	Bernardino de Villalpando
Successor	Juan Ramírez de Arellano
Personal details
Died	Jul 1598 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Nicaragua (1568-1574)

Pedro Gómez de Córdoba, O.S.H. or Jerónimo Gómez Fernández de Córdoba or Pedro Gómez Fernández de Córdoba or Gómez Fernández de Córdoba y Santillán (died July 1598) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1574-1598) and Bishop of Nicaragua (1568-1574).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Biography

Pedro Gómez de Córdoba was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.^[1] On 2 Jun 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Nicaragua.^[1] On 18 Jun 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala where he served until his death in Jul 1598.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Pedro Gómez (Fernández) de Córdoba, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
3. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Archdiocese of Guatemala" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
6. Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.