Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor
Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cuzco | |
 Watercolor portrait. Reproduced from the first volume of the Codex Martínez Compañón (c.1782). | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cuzco |
| In office | 1651–1658 |
| Predecessor | Juan Alonso y Ocón |
| Successor | Agustín Muñoz Sandoval |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 30 September 1646 by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 1658 Cuzco, Peru |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Trujillo (1645–1647) Bishop of Arequipa (1647–1651) |
Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor (died 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuzco (1651–1658), Bishop of Arequipa (1647–1651), and Bishop of Trujillo (1645–1647).[1][2]
Biography
Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor was born in Lima, Peru.[2] On 19 February 1645, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Trujillo and on 21 August 1645 he was confirmed by Pope Innocent X.[1][2] On 30 September 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Archbishop of Lima.[1][2] On 26 December 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Arequipa.[1][2] On 27 November 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Cuzco.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Cuzco until his death in 1658.[1][2]
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).[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 93, 171, and 347. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Trujillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Arequipa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cuzco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
