Pedro de la Torre (died 1573) was a

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prelate who served as Bishop of Paraguay (1554–1573). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Pedro de la Torre was ordained a priest in the

Order of Friars Minor The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ...

. On 27 August 1554, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Julius III Pope Julius III ( la, Iulius PP. III; it, Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 February 1550 to his death in March 155 ...

as Bishop of Paraguay. He served as Bishop of Paraguay until his death in 1573.

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