Pedro de Oviedo Falconi

Most Reverend
Pedro de Oviedo Falconi
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
In office 1645–1649
Predecessor Francisco Vega Borja
Successor Juan Alonso y Ocón
Orders
Consecration by Gonzalo de Angulo
Personal details
Born Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Died October 13, 1649
Sucre, Bolivia
Previous post Archbishop of Quito (1628–1645)
Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1621–1628)

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).[1][2]

Biography

Pedro de Oviedo Falconi was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.[2] On January 11, 1621, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2] He was consecrated bishop by Gonzalo de Angulo, Bishop of Coro.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] He served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on October 13, 1649.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of Bernardo de Valbuena y Villanueva, Bishop of Puerto Rico and Diego Montoya Mendoza, Bishop of Popayán.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 290, 176, and 282. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Archbishop Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  • 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]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Quito". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito (Ecuador)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sucre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Religious titles
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
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