Alfonso de la Peña y Montenegro (29 Apr 1596 – 1687) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1653–1687).[1][2]
Most Reverend Pedro de la Peña y Montenegro | |
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| 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 |
| Died | 1687 (age 90) Quito, Royal Audiencia of Quito, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
Biography edit
Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro was born in Padrón, in the Kingdom of Galicia, Castile, on 29 April 1596.[2] 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.[1][2] In April 1654, he was consecrated bishop by Cristóbal de Torres, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[2] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1687.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 290. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources edit
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Concepción (Chile)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 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]
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