Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor

Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor (died 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuzco (1651–1658), Bishop of Arequipa (1647–1651), and Bishop of Trujillo (1645–1647).[1][2]

The Most Reverend

Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor
Bishop of Cuzco
Watercolor portrait. Reproduced from the first volume of the Codex Martínez Compañón (c.1782).
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cuzco
In office1651–1658
PredecessorJuan Alonso y Ocón
SuccessorAgustín Muñoz Sandoval
Orders
Consecration30 September 1646
by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco
Personal details
Born
Lima, Peru
Died1658
Cuzco, Peru
Previous post(s)Bishop of Trujillo (1645–1647)
Bishop of Arequipa (1647–1651)

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

While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of Francisco de la Serna, Bishop of Paraguay (1637), and Gaspar de Villarroel, Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1638).[2]

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 93, 171, and 347. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published


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