| Most Reverend Pedro de la Peña y Montenegro | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Quito | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Quito |
| In office | 1653–1687 |
| Predecessor | Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia |
| Successor | Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | April 1654 by Cristóbal de Torres, O.P. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1596 Padrón, Kingdom of Galicia, Crown of Castile |
| Died | 1687 (age 90) Quito, Royal Audiencia of Quito, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
Alfonso de la Peña y Montenegro (29 Apr 1596 – 1687) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1653–1687).
Biography
Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro was born in Padrón, in the Kingdom of Galicia, Castile, on 29 April 1596. On 4 March 1653, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 18 August 1653 as Bishop of Quito. In April 1654, he was consecrated bishop by Cristóbal de Torres, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada. He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1687.
References
- ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 290. (in Latin)
- ^ "Bishop Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources
- 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)
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| Preceded byAgustín de Ugarte y Sarabia | Bishop of Quito 1653–1687 |
Succeeded bySancho de Andrade de Figueroa |
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