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Servant of God Antonio de Valdivieso OP
Bishop of Nicaragua
Painting of Antonio de Valdivieso
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nicaragua
In Office 1544–1549
Predecessor Francisco de Mendavia
Successor Fernando González de Bariodero
Orders
Consecration 8 Nov 1544
by Bartolomé de las Casas
Personal details
Born 1495
Burgos, Spain
Died 26 Feb 1549
León, Nicaragua

Antonio de Valdivieso (born 1495 died 26 Feb 1549) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1544–1549).

Biography

Antonio de Valdivieso was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 29 Feb 1544, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Nicaragua. On 8 Nov 1544, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé de las Casas, with Francisco Marroquín Hurtado, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala, and Cristóbal de Pedraza, Bishop of Comayagua, serving as co-consecrators. As he was very concerned for the wellbeing of the Indians and the abuses practiced under the encomienda system, he attracted the ire of the governor, who libeled his character in Granada.> Hernando de Contreras, the son of the governor, roused an angry mob, went to Valdivieso's home, and subsequently stabbed the Valdivieso to death on 26 Feb 1549.

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