Antonio de Raya Navarrete
Spanish bishop (1536-1606)
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Antonio de Raya Navarrete (1536 – 28 July, 1606) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuzco (1594-1606).
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Antonio de Raya Navarrete was born in Baeza, Spain. On 6 June 1594, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Cusco. On 27 November 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Castro Quiñones, Archbishop of Granada with Juan Fonseca, Bishop of Guadix, and Michael Fitzwalter, Auxiliary Bishop of Seville, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Cusco until his death on 28 July 1606.