Most Reverend Melchior de Escuda Aybar |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Seville | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Seville |
In office | 1671-1679 |
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Consecration | 1671 by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán |
Personal details | |
Born | 1631 Seville, Spain |
Died | 26 March 1679 (age 48) Seville, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Melchior de Escuda Aybar (1631 – 26 March 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1671-1679).
Melchior de Escuda Aybar was born in Seville, Spain. On 24 August 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville and Titular Bishop of Utica. 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. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville until his death on 26 March 1679. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alonso Antonio de San Martín, Bishop of Oviedo (1676).