Pedro Gómez de Córdoba

Pedro Gómez de Córdoba, O.S.H. or Jerónimo Gómez Fernández de Córdoba or Pedro Gómez Fernández de Córdoba or Gómez Fernández de Córdoba y Santillán (died July 1598) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1574-1598) and Bishop of Nicaragua (1568-1574).

Biography

Pedro Gómez de Córdoba was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome. On 2 Jun 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Nicaragua. On 18 Jun 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala where he served until his death in Jul 1598.