Salvador Ribera Avalos

Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P. (died 1612) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1605–1612).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Salvador Ribera Avalos
Bishop of Quito
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Quito
In office1605–1612
PredecessorLuis López de Solís
SuccessorHernando de Arias y Ugarte
Orders
Consecration23 October 1605
Personal details
Died1612
Quito, Ecuador

Biography

Salvador Ribera Avalos was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 17 August 1605, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo XI as Bishop of Quito.[2] On 23 October 1605, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1612.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pedro Ponce de Léon, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1605).[2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 290. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016


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