Pedro de Valencia (bishop)

Most Reverend

Pedro de Valencia
Bishop of La Paz
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of La Paz
In office1617–1631
PredecessorDomingo Valderrama y Centeno
SuccessorFeliciano de la Vega Padilla
Previous post(s)Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1615–1617)
Orders
Consecration1616
by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
Personal details
Died1631
La Paz, Bolivia

Pedro de Valencia (died 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1617–1631) and Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1615–1617).[1]

De Valencia was born in Lima, Peru.[2] On 28 September 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.[1][2] In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima.[1][2] On 30 July 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of La Paz.[1][2] He served as Bishop of La Paz until his death in 1631.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 199 and 269. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro de Valencia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
1615–1617 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of La Paz
1617–1631 		Succeeded by


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