Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor

Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor
The Most Reverend; Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor
	Bishop of Cuzco
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Cuzco
In office	1651–1658
Predecessor	Juan Alonso y Ocón
Successor	Agustín Muñoz Sandoval
Orders
Consecration	30 September 1646; by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco
Personal details
Born	Lima, Peru
Died	1658; Cuzco, Peru
Previous post	Bishop of Trujillo (1645–1647); Bishop of Arequipa (1647–1651)

Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor (died 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuzco (1651–1658), Bishop of Arequipa (1647–1651), and Bishop of Trujillo (1645–1647).[1][2]

Biography

Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor was born in Lima, Peru.[2] On 19 February 1645, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Trujillo and on 21 August 1645 he was confirmed by Pope Innocent X.[1][2] On 30 September 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Archbishop of Lima.[1][2] On 26 December 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Arequipa.[1][2] On 27 November 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Cuzco.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Cuzco until his death in 1658.[1][2]

While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of Francisco de la Serna, Bishop of Paraguay (1637), and Gaspar de Villarroel, Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1638).[2]

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References

Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 93, 171, and 347. (in Latin)
Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Trujillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Arequipa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cuzco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Luis Córdoba Ronquillo	Bishop of Trujillo 1645–1647	Succeeded by Andrés García de Zurita
Preceded by Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia	Bishop of Arequipa 1647–1651	Succeeded by Gaspar de Villarroel
Preceded by Juan Alonso y Ocón	Bishop of Cuzco 1651–1658	Succeeded by Agustín Muñoz Sandoval

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[HierarchiaIV-1] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 93, 171, and 347. (in Latin)

[CathHierPedOrtSoto-2] Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}