Pedro de Valencia

Pedro de Valencia (died 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1617–1631) and Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1615–1617).[1]

Most Reverend Pedro de Valencia
Bishop of La Paz
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of La Paz
In office	1617–1631
Predecessor	Domingo Valderrama y Centeno
Successor	Feliciano de la Vega Padilla
Orders
Consecration	1616 by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
Personal details
Died	1631 La Paz, Bolivia
Previous post	Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1615–1617)

De Valencia was born in Lima, Peru.[2] On 28 September 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.[1][2] In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima.[1][2] On 30 July 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of La Paz.[1][2] He served as Bishop of La Paz until his death in 1631.[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 199 and 269. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro de Valencia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guatemala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of La Paz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}