Pedro Ponce de Léon (bishop of Zamora)

Most Reverend Pedro Ponce de Léon
Bishop of Zamora
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Zamora
In office	1610–1615
Predecessor	Fernando Suárez de Figueroa
Successor	Juan Zapata Osorio
Orders
Consecration	30 October 1605 by Luis Fernández de Córdoba
Personal details
Born	1561 Córdoba, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1605–1610)

Pedro Ponce de Léon, O.P. (born 1561) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Zamora (1610–1615) and Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1605–1610).

Biography

Pedro Ponce de Léon was born in Córdoba, Spain in 1561 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 31 August 1605, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo. On 30 October 1605, he was consecrated bishop by Luis Fernández de Córdoba, Bishop of Salamanca, with Fernando Suárez de Figueroa, Bishop of Zamora, and Salvador Ribera Avalos, Bishop of Quito, serving as co-consecrators. On 29 March 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Zamora. He served as Bishop of Zamora until his resignation in 1615.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Zamora". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Zamora (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}