Most Reverend Pedro de Azuaga |
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Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Santiago de Chile |
In office | 1596–1597 |
Predecessor | Diego de Medellín |
Successor | Juan Pérez de Espinosa |
Personal details | |
Born | 1539 Azuaga, Spain |
Died | November 1597 (age 58) Santiago de Chile |
Nationality | Spanish |
Pedro de Azuaga, O.F.M. (1539 – November 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile (1596–1597).
Pedro de Azuaga was born in Azuaga, Spain in 1539 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 29 January 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Chile. He died before he was consecrated bishop in November 1597.