Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita
Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1624, Bogotá – March 29, 1688) was a Spanish Neogranadine Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Panamá (1676–1688)[1] and the Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676).[2][3]
Most Reverend Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Panama | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Panamá |
| In office | 1676–1688 |
| Predecessor | Antonio de León y Becerra |
| Successor | Diego Ladrón de Guevara |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1669 by Antonio Sanz Lozano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1624 |
| Died | March 29, 1688 (age 64) Panama City |
| Parents | Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita (father) Catalina de Collantes (mother) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676) |
Biography
Lucas Fernández de Soto Piedrahita was born in Santa Fe de Bogotá as son of Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita and Catalina de Collantes.[4][5] He had one brother and two sisters: Gregorio Hernández de Collantes, María Sayago and Maria Fernández de Piedrahita and his mother was of Inca descent.[6] On February 27, 1668, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Santa Marta.[4] In 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanz Lozano, Bishop of Cartagena.[4] On November 16, 1676, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Panamá.[4] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on March 29, 1688.[4] He was the principal consecrator of Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.[4]
Muisca
Fernández de Piedrahita has contributed extensively on the knowledge about the Muisca, the inhabitants of Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the arrival of the Spanish.
See also
References
- Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 305. (in Latin)
- Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V (in Latin). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 258 and 305.
- Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 91-98
- Cheney, David M. "Bishop Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita - Geni
- (in Spanish) Diccionario de historia cultural de la iglesia en América Latina - Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Santa Marta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Diocese of Santa Marta (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
