Pedro Portocarrero (bishop)

Pedro Portocarrero (died 1600) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1597–1600), Bishop of Córdoba (1594–1597), and Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1589–1594).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Pedro Portocarrero
Bishop of Cuenca
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca
In office1597–1600
PredecessorJuan Fernández Vadillo
SuccessorAndrés Pacheco
Orders
Consecration4 June 1589
by Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela
Personal details
Born
Spain
Died20 September 1600
Cuenca, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s)Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1589–1594)
Bishop of Córdoba (1594–1597)

Biography

Pedro Portocarrero was born in Spain.[3][4] On 20 March 1589, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada.[1][3][4] On 4 June 1589, he was consecrated bishop by Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela, Archbishop of Toledo, with Sebastián Pérez (bishop), Bishop of Osma, and Diego de la Calzada, Titular Bishop of Salona, serving as co-consecrators.[3][4] On 12 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Córdoba.[2][3][4] On 28 May 1597, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Cuenca.[3][4] He served as Bishop of Cuenca until his death on 20 September 1600.[2][3][4]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Manso Zuñiga, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1594); and Francisco Reinoso Baeza, Bishop of Córdoba (1597).[3]

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 145. (in Latin)
  2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 159 and 164. (in Latin)
  3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro Portocarrero". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
  4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Pedro Portocarrero". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published

Further reading

  • Juan Antonio Llorente. Historia crítica de la Inquisición de España: Obra original conforme á lo que resulta de los archivos del Real Consejo de la Suprema, y de los tribunales del Santo-oficio de las provincias. Publicado por en la Imprenta del Censor, (1822) Digitized by Google 12 Sep 2007'.
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