Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor

The Most Reverend
Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor
Bishop of Cuzco
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Cuzco
In office 1651–58
Predecessor Juan Alonso y Ocón
Successor Agustín Muñoz Sandoval
Orders
Consecration 30 Sep 1646
by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco
Personal details
Died 1658
Cuzco, Peru
Previous post Bishop of Trujillo (1645–47)
Bishop of Arequipa (1647–51)

Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor (died 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuzco (1651–58), Bishop of Arequipa (1647–51), and Bishop of Trujillo (1645–47).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

On 19 February 1645, Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Trujillo and on 21 August 1645 he was confirmed by Pope Innocent X.[1] On 30 September 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Archbishop of Lima.[1] On 26 December 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Arequipa.[1] On 27 November 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Cuzco.[1] He served as Bishop of Cuzco until his death in 1658.[1] While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of Francisco de la Serna, Bishop of Paraguay (1637), and Gaspar de Villarroel, Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1638).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Trujillo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Archdiocese of Arequipa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. "Archdiocese of Cuzco" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  7. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Luis Córdoba Ronquillo
Bishop of Trujillo
1645–47
Succeeded by
Andrés García de Zurita
Preceded by
Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia
Bishop of Arequipa
1647–51
Succeeded by
Gaspar de Villarroel
Preceded by
Juan Alonso y Ocón
Bishop of Cuzco
1651–58
Succeeded by
Agustín Muñoz Sandoval
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