Alfonso de la Peña y Montenegro

Alfonso de la Peña y Montenegro (29 Apr 1596 – 1687) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1653–1687).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Pedro de la Peña y Montenegro
Bishop of Quito
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Quito
In office1653–1687
PredecessorAgustín de Ugarte y Sarabia
SuccessorSancho de Andrade de Figueroa
Orders
ConsecrationApril 1654
by Cristóbal de Torres, O.P.
Personal details
Born29 April 1596
Died1687 (age 90)
Quito, Royal Audiencia of Quito, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire

Biography

Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro was born in Padrón, in the Kingdom of Galicia, Castile, on 29 April 1596.[2] On 4 March 1653, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 18 August 1653 as Bishop of Quito.[1][2] In April 1654, he was consecrated bishop by Cristóbal de Torres, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[2] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1687.[1][2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 290. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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