Pedro de Oviedo Falconi

Most Reverend
Pedro de Oviedo Falconi
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
Predecessor Francisco Vega Borja
Successor Juan Alonso y Ocón
Orders
Consecration by Gonzalo de Angulo
Personal details
Died October 13, 1649
Sucre, Bolivia
Previous post Archbishop of Quito (1628-1645)
Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1621-1628)

Pedro de Oviedo Falconi (died October 13, 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][3][4][5]

Biography

Pedro de Oviedo Falconi was ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[1] On January 11, 1621, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[1] He was consecrated bishop by Gonzalo de Angulo, Bishop of Coro.[1] On May 14, 1628, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on July 10, 1628, as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Quito.[1] On June 14, 1645, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on August 21, 1645 as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas.[1] He served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on October 13, 1649.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of Bernardo de Valbuena y Villanueva, Bishop of Puerto Rico and Diego Montoya Mendoza, Bishop of Popayán.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Archbishop Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" retrieved December 4, 2015
  3. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito" retrieved December 4, 2015
  4. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ↑ "Archdiocese of Sucre" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Religious titles
Preceded by
Pedro de Solier y Vargas		 Archbishop of Santo Domingo
1621-1628 		Succeeded by
Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga
Preceded by
Francisco Sotomayor		 Archbishop (personal title) of Quito
1628-1645 		Succeeded by
Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia
Preceded by
Francisco Vega Borja		 Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
1645-1649 		Succeeded by
Juan Alonso y Ocón
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