Pedro de Valencia (died 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1617–1631) and Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1615–1617).[1]
Most Reverend Pedro de Valencia | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of La Paz | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of La Paz |
| In office | 1617–1631 |
| Predecessor | Domingo Valderrama y Centeno |
| Successor | Feliciano de la Vega Padilla |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1615–1617) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1616 by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1631 La Paz, Bolivia |
De Valencia was born in Lima, Peru.[2] On 28 September 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.[1][2] In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima.[1][2] On 30 July 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of La Paz.[1][2] He served as Bishop of La Paz until his death in 1631.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 199 and 269. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro de Valencia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
edit- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guatemala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of La Paz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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