Pedro de Villarreal (died 1619) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1603–1619). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Pedro de Villarreal was born in Andujar,

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. On 22 October 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...

. On 31 January 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Castro Quiñones,

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. He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in 1619.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nicaragua Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII 1609 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of León in Nicaragua {{Nicaragua-RC-bishop-stub