Francisco de Cosío y Otero

Francisco de Cosío y Otero (1640–1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1704–1715).[1][2]

Most Reverend Francisco de Cosío y Otero
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
In office	1704–1715
Predecessor	Ignacio de Urbina
Successor	Francisco del Rincón
Orders
Consecration	6 Apr 1704 by Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán
Personal details
Born	12 Apr 1640 Turieno, Spain
Died	29 Nov 1715 (age 75) Bogota, Colombia

Biography

Francisco de Cosío y Otero was born in Turieno, Spain on 12 Apr 1640.[2] On 14 Jan 1704, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[1][2] On 6 Apr 1704, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán, Patriarch of West Indies, with Benito Madueño y Ramos, Titular Bishop of Sion and Atanasio Esterriga Trajanáuregui, Titular Bishop of Lycopolis, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada until his death on 29 Nov 1715.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1704).[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 202. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Francisco de Cosío y Otero" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Bogotá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Ignacio de Urbina	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada 1704–1715	Succeeded by Francisco del Rincón