Pedro de Solier y Vargas

Pedro de Solier y Vargas (1573 July 9, 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1619–1620) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1614–1619).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Pedro de Solier y Vargas
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseArchdiocese of Santo Domingo
In office1619–1620
PredecessorDiego de Contreras
SuccessorPedro de Oviedo Falconi
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 13, 1594
Consecration1616
by Diego de Contreras
Personal details
Born1573
DiedJuly 9, 1620
Santo Domingo
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s)Bishop of Puerto Rico (1614–1619)

Biography

He was born in Barajas, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of St. Augustine on February 13, 1594.[2] On November 17, 1614, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[2] In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Diego de Contreras, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2] On December 16, 1619, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santo Domingo where served until his death on July 9, 1620.[2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 176 and 286. (in Latin)
  2. "Archbishop Pedro de Solier y Vargas, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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