Pedro de Oviedo Falconi

Pedro de Oviedo Falconi (died 13 October 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1645–1649), Archbishop of Quito (1628–1645), and Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1621–1628).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Pedro de Oviedo Falconi
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
In office1645–1649
PredecessorFrancisco Vega Borja
SuccessorJuan Alonso y Ocón
Orders
Consecrationby Gonzalo de Angulo
Personal details
Born
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Died13 October 1649
Sucre, Bolivia
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Quito (1628–1645)
Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1621–1628)

Biography

Pedro de Oviedo Falconi was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[2] On 11 January 1621 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2] He was consecrated bishop by Gonzalo de Angulo, Bishop of Coro.[2] On 14 May 1628 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII, on 10 July 1628, as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Quito.[2] On 14 June 1645 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 21 August 1645 as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas.[2] He served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on 13 October 1649.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of Bernardo de Valbuena y Villanueva, Bishop of Puerto Rico and Diego Montoya Mendoza, Bishop of Popayán.[2]

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 290, 176, and 282. (in Latin)
  2. "Archbishop Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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