Bartolomé Sebastián de Aroitia

Bartolomé Sebastián de Aroitia (died 14 April 1568) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Tarragona (1567–1568) and Bishop of Patti (1549–1567).^[1][2]

Most Reverend Bartolomé Sebastián de Aroitia
Archbishop of Tarragona
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Tarragona
In office	1567–1568
Predecessor	Fernando de Loaces
Successor	Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta
Orders
Consecration	24 February 1549 by Girolamo de Terminis
Personal details
Died	14 April 1568 Tarragona, Spain
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Patti (1549–1567)

Biography

On 9 January 1549, Bartolomé Sebastián de Aroitia was appointed by Pope Paul III as Bishop of Patti.^[1] On 24 February 1549, he was ordained bishop by Girolamo de Terminis, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo.^[1] On 1 October 1567, he was appointed by Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Tarragona.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Tarragona until his death on 14 April 1568.^[1]

References

1. Catholic-hierarchy.org: "Archbishop Bartolomé Sebastián de Aroitia" retrieved February 14, 2016
2. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarragona" retrieved February 14, 2016

External links and additional sources

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Girolamo Sigismondi	Bishop of Patti 1549–1567	Succeeded by Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa
Preceded by Fernando de Loaces	Archbishop of Tarragona 1567–1568	Succeeded by Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta