Antonio Avendaño y Paz
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Most Reverend Antonio Avendaño y Paz |
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| Bishop of Quito | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Quito |
| In office | 1588–1590 |
| Predecessor | Pedro de la Peña |
| Successor | Luis López de Solís |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1550 by Jerónimo de Loaysa |
| Consecration | 9 February 1567 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1520 Salamanca, Spain |
| Died | 7 November 1590 (age 70) Quito, Ecuador |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post | Bishop of Quito (1588–1590) |
Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M. (1520 – 7 November 1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1588–1590) and Bishop of Concepción (1564–1588).
Antonio Avendaño y Paz was born in Salamanca, Spain in 1520 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor in 1550. On 22 March 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as the first Bishop of Concepción. On 9 February 1567, he was consecrated bishop by Jerónimo de Loaysa, Archbishop of Lima, with Pedro de la Peña, Bishop of Quito, as co-consecrator, and Father Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa, assisting. On 17 September 1568, he was installed as Bishop of Concepción. On 9 March 1588, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Quito. He served as Bishop of Quito until his death on 7 November 1590. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Diego de Medellín, Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1577); and the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso Guerra, Bishop of Paraguay (1582).
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