Melchior de Escuda Aybar

Most Reverend
Melchior de Escuda Aybar
Auxiliary Bishop of Seville
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Seville
In office 1671-1679
Orders
Consecration 1671
by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán
Personal details
Born 1631
Seville, Spain
Died 26 Mar 1679 (age 48)
Seville, Spain
Nationality Spanish

Melchior de Escuda Aybar (1631 - 26 Mar 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1671-1679).[1][2]

Biography

Melchior de Escuda Aybar was born in Seville, Spain.[1] On 24 Aug 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville and Titular Bishop of Utica.[1] In 1671, he was consecrated bishop by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán, Archbishop of Seville, with Alfonso Vázquez de Toledo, Bishop of Cádiz, and James Lynch, Archbishop of Tuam, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville until his death on 26 Mar 1679.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alonso Antonio de San Martín, Bishop of Oviedo (1676).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Melchior de Escuda Aybar" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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