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Fernando de Ocampo (died 1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1620-1632).
Fernando de Ocampo was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On December 14, 1620, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Titular Bishop of Usula. In 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima and succeeded to the bishopric. He served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra until his death in 1632. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Luis Jerónimo Oré, Bishop of Concepción.