García Díaz Arias
García Díaz Arias was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Quito.Biography
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.
