Pedro de Oviedo Falconi
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Biography
Pedro de Oviedo Falconi (died October 13, 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1645–1649), Archbishop of Quito (1628–1645), and Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1621–1628).
Biography
Pedro de Oviedo Falconi was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order. On January 11, 1621, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo. He was consecrated bishop by Gonzalo de Angulo, Bishop of Coro. On May 14, 1628, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on July 10, 1628, as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Quito. On June 14, 1645, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on August 21, 1645 as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas. He served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on October 13, 1649.
While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of Bernardo de Valbuena y Villanueva, Bishop of Puerto Rico and Diego Montoya Mendoza, Bishop of Popayán.
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción (Chile)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Quito". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sucre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
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Preceded by Pedro de Solier y Vargas | Archbishop of Santo Domingo 1621–1628 | Succeeded by Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga |
Preceded by Francisco Sotomayor | Archbishop (personal title) of Quito 1628–1645 | Succeeded by Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia |
Preceded by Francisco Vega Borja | Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas 1645–1649 | Succeeded by Juan Alonso y Ocón |