Pedro de Valencia

Most Reverend
Pedro de Valencia
Bishop of La Paz
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of La Paz
In office 1617-1631
Predecessor Domingo Valderrama y Centeno
Successor Feliciano de la Vega Padilla
Orders
Consecration 1616
by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
Personal details
Died 1631
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][2][3][4][5]

Biography

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Pedro de Valencia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz" retrieved November 16, 2015
  3. "Archdiocese of La Paz" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Archdiocese of Guatemala" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
1615-1617
Succeeded by
Juan de Zapata y Sandoval
Preceded by
Domingo Valderrama y Centeno
Bishop of La Paz
1617-1631
Succeeded by
Feliciano de la Vega Padilla
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