Pedro Suárez de Deza (Died March 17, 1523) was a

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prelate who served as Bishop of Concepción de la Vega,Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro Suárez de Deza"
retrieved November 13, 2015 one of the first three Roman Catholic bishops in the Americas. On November 15, 1504, Pedro Suárez de Deza was appointed the first and only Archbishop of Hyaguata. The Archdiocese of Hyaguata (located at

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) was one three dioceses (the other two being the Diocese of Magua located at

Concepción de La Vega La Vega, is the fourth largest city and municipality of the Dominican Republic. It is in La Vega Province. The city is known as the Carnaval epicenter of the Dominican Republic for its tradition and culture, its large agricultural production metho ...

and the Diocese of Bayuna located at Lares de Guahaba) created in the New World by a papal bull, ''Illius fulciti'', issued by

Pope Julius II Pope Julius II ( la, Iulius II; it, Giulio II; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 144321 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope or th ...

. The bull never went into effect due to the objection of

Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II ( an, Ferrando; ca, Ferran; eu, Errando; it, Ferdinando; la, Ferdinandus; es, Fernando; 10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), also called Ferdinand the Catholic (Spanish: ''el Católico''), was King of Aragon and Sardinia from ...

, who opposed that the bull gave the dioceses the right to receive a portion of the earnings from the gold and precious stones discovered in the territory. On August 8, 1511, Pope Julius II issued a new papal bull, ''Pontifax Romanus'', which extinguished the previously granted ecclesiastical province and its dioceses and reassigned their delegated bishops. Pedro Suárez de Deza, Bishop Elect of Hyaguata, was reassigned to the Diocese of Concepción de la Vega and on August 15, 1511, he was appointed by

as the Bishop of Concepción de la Vega. On March 3, 1512, he was ordained bishop by

Diego de Deza Diego de Deza y Tavera (1444 – 9 June 1523) was a theologian and inquisitor of Spain. He was one of the more notable figures in the Spanish Inquisition, and succeeded Tomás de Torquemada to the post of Grand Inquisitor. Early life Deza wa ...

, Archbishop of Sevilla. (His compatriots, Father Alonso Manso, Bishop Elect of Magua, was reassigned to the Diocese of Puerto Rico; and

Francisco Garcia de Padilla Francisco Garcia de Padilla, O.F.M. (Died 1515) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santo Domingo (1511–1515) and as Bishop-elect of Bayuna (1504–1511), ''(in Latin)'' one of the first three Roman Catholic bishops in the Ne ...

, Bishop Elect of Bayuna, was reassigned to the

Diocese of Santo Domingo The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Dominici; es, Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Santo Domingo) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese in the Dominican Republic. The see was erected ...

). He served as Bishop of Concepción de la Vega until his death on March 17, 1523. He was not replaced as the diocese was suppressed and merged into the

Diocese of Santiago de Cuba The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba ( la, Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Cuba, links=no) (erected 1518 as the Diocese of Baracoa) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Holguín and Sa ...

in 1527.

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