Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera

Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera (died 1570) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico (1541-1567) and the first Bishop of Coro (1531-1532).

Biography

Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera was appointed on June 21, 1531 and confirmed by Pope Clement VII as the first Bishop of Coro. On June 30, 1532, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza, Bishop of Zamora. On July 6, 1541 he was appointed by Pope Paul III as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico. On May 6, 1567, he resigned as Bishop of Puerto Rico. He died in 1570. He was the principal consecrator of Alfonso de Fuenmayor, the fifth Bishop of Santo Domingo.