Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto

Most Reverend Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto
Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
In office	1680–1687
Predecessor	Juan de Esturizada
Successor	Juan de los Ríos y Berriz
Orders
Consecration	December 21, 1681 by Melchor Liñán y Cisneros
Personal details
Born	1640 Lima, Peru
Died	1687 (age 47) Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto (1640–1687) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1680–1687).[1]

Biography

Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto was born in Lima, Peru.[1] On May 13, 1680, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.[1] On December 21, 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Melchor Liñán y Cisneros, Archbishop of Lima.[1] He served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra until his death in 1687.[1]

References

1. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto" retrieved January 10, 2016

External links and additional sources

• 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 Juan de Esturizada	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra 1680–1687	Succeeded by Juan de los Ríos y Berriz