García Díaz Arias

Most Reverend García Díaz Arias
Bishop of Quito
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Quito
In office	1546–1562
Predecessor	None
Successor	Pedro de la Peña
Orders
Consecration	5 June 1547 by Juan Solano
Personal details
Died	1562 Quito, Ecuador

García Díaz Arias (died 1562) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Quito (1546–1562).

On 8 January 1546, García Díaz Arias was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Quito. On 5 June 1547, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Solano, Bishop of Cuzco. He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1562.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Martín de Calatayud, Bishop of Santa Marta (1547).

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