Melchior de Escuda Aybar

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

Most Reverend

Melchior de Escuda Aybar
Titular Bishop of Utica
Auxiliary Bishop of Seville
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Seville
In office1671–1679
Orders
Consecration1671
by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán
Personal details
Born1631
Died26 March 1679 (age 48)
Seville, Spain
NationalitySpanish

Biography

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Melchior de Escuda Aybar was born in Seville, Spain.[1] On 24 August 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 March 1679.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alonso Antonio de San Martín, Bishop of Oviedo (1676).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Melchior de Escuda Aybar" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Utica
1671–1679
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Seville
1671–1679
Succeeded by