Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán

Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán (1640–1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of West Indies (1691–1705)[1] and Titular Archbishop of Tyrus (1691–1705).[2]

Most Reverend Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán
Patriarch of West Indies Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1691–1705
Predecessor	Antonio de Benavides y Bazán
Successor	Carlos Borja Centellas y Ponce de León
Orders
Consecration	4 Nov 1691 by Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero-Bocanegra y Moscoso-Osorio
Personal details
Born	1640 Montijo, Spain
Died	1708

Biography

Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán was born in 1640 in Montijo, Spain.[3] On 27 Aug 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Titular Archbishop of Tyrus.[2][3][4] On 4 Nov 1691, he was consecrated bishop by Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero-Bocanegra y Moscoso-Osorio, Archbishop of Toledo, with Fernando Guzmán, Bishop of Segovia, and Luis de Lemos y Usategui, Bishop of Concepción, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 12 Nov 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Patriarch of West Indies.[1][3][4] He served as Patriarch of West Indies until his death in 1705.[3][4]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]

• Gregorio Solórzano Castillo, Bishop of Ávila (1700);
• Silvestre García Escalona, Bishop of Tortosa (1702);
• Manuel Arias y Porres, Archbishop of Seville (1702);
• José Sicardo Martinez, Archbishop of Sassari (1702);
• Francisco de Cosío y Otero, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1704);
• Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1704);
• Juan Bonilla Vargas, Bishop of Almería (1705); and
• Miguel Pérez Lara, Bishop of Coria (1705).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 228. (in Latin)
2. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 396. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Patriarch Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}
4. Chow, Gabriel. "Patriarch Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Tyrus (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Metropolitan See of Tyrus (Lebanon)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Patriarchate of West Indies". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Patriarchal See of Indias Occidentales (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Antonio de Benavides y Bazán	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus 1691–1705	Succeeded by Giovanni Battista Altieri (iuniore)
Preceded by Antonio de Benavides y Bazán	Patriarch of West Indies 1691–1705	Succeeded by Carlos Borja Centellas y Ponce de León