Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz (1480 – 1560) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Zamora (1546–1560)
[ ''(in Latin)''] and
Bishop of Guadix (1537–1546).
[ ''(in Latin)'']
Biography
Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz was born in
Ciudad Rodrigo
Ciudad Rodrigo () is a small cathedral city in the province of Salamanca (province), Salamanca, in western Spain, with a population in 2016 of 12,896. It is also the seat of a judicial district.
The site of Ciudad Rodrigo, perched atop a rocky r ...
,
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
in 1480.
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On 11 April 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III (; ; born Alessandro Farnese; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549.
He came to the papal throne in an era follo ...
as
Bishop of Guadix.
On 9 April 1546, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as
Bishop of Zamora.
He served as Bishop of Zamora until his death in 1560.
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16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
1480 births
1560 deaths
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