Sebastián Obregón

Most Reverend

Sebastián Obregón
Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos
Auxiliary Bishop of Seville
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Seville
In office1534–1559
Orders
Consecration1535
by Alonso Manrique de Lara y Solís
Personal details
Died8 January 1559
Seville, Spain
NationalitySpanish

Sebastián Obregón (died 8 January 1559) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1534–1559).[1][2]

Biography

Obregón was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 2 December 1534, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville and Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos.[2] In 1535, he was consecrated bishop by Alonso Manrique de Lara y Solís, Archbishop of Seville.[2] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville until his death on 8 January 1559.[2]

References

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 236. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Sebastián Obregón, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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