Jerónimo de Loayza
The Most Rev. Lord Brother Jerónimo de Loayza y González, O.P. | |
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| Archbishop of Lima | |
Jerónimo de Loayza, wearing the pallium over the choir dress of a Dominican bishop | |
| Province | Seville (1544–1546) |
| See | Lima |
| Appointed | 13 May 1541 (diocese) 12 February 1546 (archdiocese) |
| Term ended | 14 January 1575 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.Ss.T. |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Lima (1541–1546); Bishop of Cartagena (1537–1541) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | ca. 1532 |
| Consecration | 29 June 1538 by Luis Cabeza de Vaca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1498 |
| Died | 14 January 1575 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
| Buried | Lima, Peru |
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.