Archbishop Pedro de Moya y Contreras †

Deceased

Archbishop of México, Federal District

Patriarch of West Indies

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1530¹		Born
17 Jun 1573	43.4	Appointed	Archbishop of México, Federal District
21 Nov 1573	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of México, Federal District
15 Jan 1591	61.0	Appointed	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
7 Dec 1591	61.9	Died	Archbishop of México, Federal District

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Pedro de Moya y Contreras
(VIAF: 52489475; WikiData: Q2606983)
Archbishop Pedro de Moya y Contreras (born 1530, died 7 Dec 1591) Archbishop of México

Event Place
Birth Place Pedroche, Diocese of Córdoba, Spain
Ordained Bishop Puebla, Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
Death Place Madrid, Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain

a bishop for 18.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. †
Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. †
Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A. † (1574)
Bishop Francisco Gómez de Mendiola y Solórzano † (1574)
Bishop Alfonso Graniero Avalos † (1579)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Pedroche, Diocese of Córdoba, Spain
Ordained Bishop	Puebla, Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
Death Place	Madrid, Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain

Source(s):

ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 140, Number 12,392
b/c2: Episcopologio Español, Volume 1,500, Page 84, Number 505
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 243, and Page 213
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1573, Number 12
ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 65, Number 5,025
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 67, Number 5,198
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 70, Number 5,531

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a bishop for 18.0 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. † Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S. † Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A. † (1574) Bishop Francisco Gómez de Mendiola y Solórzano † (1574) Bishop Alfonso Graniero Avalos † (1579)