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Most Reverend Pedro Gómez de Córdoba | |
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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 (bishop) |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | July 1598 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Nationality | Spanish |
Previous post(s) | 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) [1] and Bishop of Nicaragua (1568–1574). [2] [3]
Pedro Gómez de Córdoba was born in Granada, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome. [4] [5] On 2 June 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Nicaragua. [2] [4] On 18 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala. [1] [4] In 1585, he attended the Third Mexican Provincial Council. [6] Córdoba died in July 1598. [1] [4]