Sebastián Obregón (died 8 January 1559) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1534–1559).
[ ''(in Latin)'']["Bishop Sebastián Obregón, O.S.B."]
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Biography
Obregón was ordained a priest in the
Order of Saint Benedict
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On 2 December 1534, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul III
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He came to the papal throne in an era follo ...
as
Auxiliary Bishop of Seville and
Titular Bishop
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of ''
Marocco o Marruecos.''
In 1535, he was consecrated bishop by
Alonso Manrique de Lara y Solís,
Archbishop of Seville
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He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville until his death on 8 January 1559.
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1559 deaths
16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
Benedictine bishops
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