Francisco Sotomayor

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Most Reverend
Francisco Sotomayor
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
Predecessor Hernando de Arias y Ugarte
Successor Francisco Vega Borja
Orders
Consecration August 18, 1624
by Gonzalo del Campo
Personal details
Died February 5, 1630
Sucre, Peru
Previous post Bishop of Cartagena (1623)
Bishop of Quito (1623-1628)

Francisco Sotomayor (died February 5, 1630) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1628–1630), the Bishop of Quito (1623–1628), and the Bishop of Cartagena (1623).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Francisco Sotomayor was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On May 22, 1623, he was appointed by the King of Spain as Bishop of Cartagena.[1] On May 22, 1623, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Quito.[1] On August 18, 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Gonzalo del Campo, Archbishop of Lima.[1] On June 5, 1628, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas.[1] He served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on February 5, 1630.[1]

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Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Cartagena
1623
Succeeded by
Diego Ramirez de Cepeda
Preceded by Bishop of Quito
1623-1628
Succeeded by
Pedro de Oviedo Falconi
Preceded by Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
1628-1630
Succeeded by
Francisco Vega Borja
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M." retrieved December 9, 2015
  2. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre" retrieved December 9, 2015
  3. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito" retrieved December 9, 2015
  4. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena" retrieved December 9, 2015