Thomas Vásquez de Liaño

Most Reverend

Thomas Vásquez de Liaño
Bishop Elect of Paraguay
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Paraguay
In office1596–1599
PredecessorAlfonso Guerra (bishop)
SuccessorMartín Ignacio de Loyola
Personal details
Born1546
Died28 December 1599 (age 53)
Asuncion, Paraguay

Thomas Vásquez de Liaño (1546 – 28 December 1599) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Paraguay (1596–1599).[1]

Biography

On 18 December 1596, Thomas Vásquez de Liaño was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2] He died before he was consecrated bishop on 28 December 1599.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 97–98. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Cheney, David M. "Father Thomas Vásquez de Liaño". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Paraguay
1596–1599 		Succeeded by


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