Pedro Xague was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nisyros and Auxiliary Bishop of Cádiz.

Biography

Pedro Xague born in Trujillo, Spain and ordained a priest in the

Order of Preachers The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

. ''(in Latin)'' On 4 Sep 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV ( it, Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered ...

as Bishop of Nisyros and Auxiliary Bishop of Cádiz. It is not certain how long he served in these positions although fellow Auxiliary Bishop of Cádiz, Jerónimo Clavijo, was appointed as Bishop of Nisyros in 1564.

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