Fernando de Carvajal y Ribera

Fernando de Carvajal y Ribera, O. de M. (also Fernando de Carvajal y Rivera) (1632 – 24 April 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1687–1700).^[1]

Biography

Fernando de Carvajal y Ribera was born in Salamanca, Spain and ordained a friar in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.^[1] On 3 March 1687, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.^[1] On 18 May 1687, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Durazzo, Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo until his resignation in December 1700.^[1] He died on 24 April 1701.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of José González Blázquez, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1688), and the principal co-consecrator of Gregorio Solórzano Castillo, Bishop of Ávila (1700).^[1]

References

External links and additional sources

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