Most Reverend Pedro de Ágreda Sánchez Martín |
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Bishop of Coro | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1561–1580 |
Predecessor | Juan de Simancas Simancas |
Successor | Juan Manual Martínez de Manzanillo |
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Consecration | 10 Jun 1565 by Juan de los Barrios |
Personal details | |
Died | 1580 Coro, Venezuela |
Pedro de Ágreda Sánchez Martín, O.P. (also known simply as Pedro Sánchez Martín or Pedro de Ágreda) (died 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coro (1561–1580).
Pedro de Ágreda Sánchez Martín was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 27 Jun 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Coro. On 10 Jun 1565, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de los Barrios, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, with Juan de Simancas Simancas, Bishop of Cartagena, serving as co-consecrator. He served as Bishop of Coro until his death in 1580.