Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín

Most Reverend Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín
Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
In office	1699–1700
Predecessor	Juan de los Ríos y Berriz
Successor	Pedro Vásquez de Velasco
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Puerto Rico (1683–1699)
Orders
Consecration	1684 by Cardinal Savio Millini
Personal details
Born	August 16, 1646 Lima, Peru
Died	1700 (age 53) Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín, O. de M. (August 16, 1646 – 1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1699–1700) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1683–1699).[1][2]

Biography

Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín was born in Lima, Peru. In 1666, he was ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. On May 22, 1683, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on November 15, 1683, by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Puerto Rico. In 1684, he was consecrated Bishop by Savio Millini, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Orvieto. On June 1, 1699, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He was Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra until his death in 1700.[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI (in Latin). Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 176 and 321.
2. "Bishop Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín, O. de M." Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Gcatholic. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Religious titles
Preceded by Marcos de Sobremonte	Bishop of Puerto Rico 1683–1699	Succeeded by Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés
Preceded by Juan de los Ríos y Berriz	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra 1699–1700	Succeeded by Pedro Vásquez de Velasco