Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán

Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán (1640–1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of West Indies (1691–1708)[1] and Titular Archbishop of Tyrus (1691–1708).[2]

Most Reverend

Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán
Patriarch of West Indies
Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1691–1708
PredecessorAntonio de Benavides y Bazán
SuccessorCarlos Borja Centellas y Ponce de León
Orders
Consecration4 Nov 1691
by Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero-Bocanegra y Moscoso-Osorio
Personal details
Born1640
Died1708
Avignon, France

Biography

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Calvet museum (Avignon), Portocarrero coat of arms

Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán was born on February 27, 1640[3] in Montijo, Spain.[4] On 27 Aug 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Titular Archbishop of Tyrus.[2][4][5] On 4 Nov 1691, he was consecrated bishop by Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero-Bocanegra y Moscoso-Osorio, Archbishop of Toledo, with Fernando Guzmán, Bishop of Segovia, and Luis de Lemos y Usategui, Bishop of Concepción, serving as co-consecrators.[4] On 12 Nov 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Patriarch of West Indies.[1][4][5] He served as Patriarch of West Indies until his death in 1708.[4][5] In 1706 he left Madrid to settle in Avignon where he died on January 21, 1708.[3]

Episcopal succession

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 228. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 396. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b "Pedro Portocarrero Guzmán | Real Academia de la Historia".
  4. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Patriarch Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]
  5. ^ a b c Chow, Gabriel. "Patriarch Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
1691–1705
Succeeded by
Preceded by Patriarch of West Indies
1691–1705
Succeeded by