Melchior de Escuda Aybar

Melchior de Escuda Aybar (1631 – 26 March 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1671–1679).

Most Reverend Melchior de Escuda Aybar
Titular Bishop of Utica Auxiliary Bishop of Seville
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Seville
In office	1671–1679
Orders
Consecration	1671 by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán
Personal details
Born	1631 Seville, Spain
Died	26 March 1679 (age 48) Seville, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Melchior de Escuda Aybar was born in Seville, Spain. On 24 August 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville and Titular Bishop of Utica. In 1671, he was consecrated bishop by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán, Archbishop of Seville, with Alfonso Vázquez de Toledo, Bishop of Cádiz, and James Lynch, Archbishop of Tuam, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville until his death on 26 March 1679.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Alonso Antonio de San Martín, Bishop of Oviedo (1676).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}