Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P. (died 1612) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1605–1612).[1][2]
Most Reverend Salvador Ribera Avalos | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Quito | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Quito |
| In office | 1605–1612 |
| Predecessor | Luis López de Solís |
| Successor | Hernando de Arias y Ugarte |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 23 October 1605 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1612 Quito, Ecuador |
Biography
editSalvador Ribera Avalos was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 17 August 1605, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo XI as Bishop of Quito.[2] On 23 October 1605, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1612.[2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pedro Ponce de Léon, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1605).[2]
References
edit- ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 290. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016
External links and additional sources
edit- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción (Chile)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Quito". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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