Fernando de Ocampo

Fernando de Ocampo, O.F.M. (died 1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1621–1632) and Titular Bishop of Usula (1620–1621).^[1][2]

Biography

Fernando de Ocampo was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.^[2] 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.^[1][2] In 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima and succeeded to the bishopric.^[2] He served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra until his death in 1632.^[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Luis Jerónimo Oré, Bishop of Concepción.^[2]

References

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}