Pedro Vásquez de Velasco
Most Reverend Pedro Vásquez de Velasco | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| In office | 1706–1714 |
| Predecessor | Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín |
| Successor | Jaime de Mimbela |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1706 by Melchor Liñán y Cisneros |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1657 |
| Died | February 26, 1714 (age 57) Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
Pedro Vásquez de Velasco (1657–1714) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1706–1714).[1]
Biography
Pedro Vásquez de Velasco was born in Lima, Peru. On February 22, 1706, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. In 1706, he was consecrated bishop by Melchor Liñán y Cisneros, Archbishop of Lima. He was Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra until his death on February 26, 1714. While Bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Luis Francisco Romero, Bishop of Santiago de Chile.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Bishop Pedro Vásquez de Velasco", Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved January 10, 2016
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
