Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor

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Bishop of Arequipa
(1647–1651)

Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor (died 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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

Archbishop of Lima.[1][2]
On 26 December 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as On 27 November 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as He served as Bishop of Cuzco until his death in 1658.[1][2]

While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of

Bishop of Paraguay (1637), and Gaspar de Villarroel, Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1638).[2]

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Trujillo
1645–1647
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop of Arequipa

1647–1651
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop of Cuzco

1651–1658
Succeeded by