Jerónimo de Loayza

Jerónimo de Loayza y González, O.P. (1498 – October 25, 1575), was a Spanish Dominican friar and missionary, who was selected as the first Archbishop of Lima. He established the first hospital, initiated construction of the early cathedrals, and also established schools to educate the sons of both the Spanish rulers and Inca elite families. He supported the founding of the University of San Marcos in Lima.

The Most Rev. Lord Brother

Jerónimo de Loayza y González, O.P.
Archbishop of Lima
Jerónimo de Loayza, wearing the pallium over the choir dress of a Dominican bishop
ProvinceSeville (1544–1546)
SeeLima
Appointed13 May 1541 (diocese)
12 February 1546 (archdiocese)
Term ended14 January 1575
PredecessorNone
SuccessorDiego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.Ss.T.
Other post(s)Bishop of Lima (1541–1546); Bishop of Cartagena (1537–1541)
Orders
Ordinationca. 1532
Consecration29 June 1538
by Luis Cabeza de Vaca
Personal details
Born1498
Trujillo, Cáceres,
Crown of Castile
Died14 January 1575
Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire
BuriedLima, Peru
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