Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco

Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco (October 8, 1589 – May 12, 1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima (1640–1671) and Bishop of Arequipa (1632–1640).[1][2]

Most Reverend Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco
Archbishop of Lima
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archbishop of Lima
In office	1640–1671
Predecessor	Hernando de Arias y Ugarte
Successor	Juan de Almoguera
Orders
Consecration	September 25, 1633 by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte
Personal details
Born	October 8, 1589 Castroverde del Campo, Spain
Died	May 12, 1671
Previous post	Bishop of Arequipa (1632–1640)

Biography

Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco was born in Castroverde del Campo, Spain.[2] On January 6, 1632, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him Bishop of Arequipa.[1][2] On September 25, 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte, Archbishop of Lima with Feliciano de la Vega Padilla, Bishop of La Paz, and Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra, Bishop of Córdoba as co-consecrators.[2] On July 16, 1640, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him Archbishop of Lima where he served until his death on May 12, 1671.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

• José Valle de la Cerda, Bishop of Arequipa (1638);
• Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides, Bishop of Antequera (1640);
• Cristóbal de la Mancha y Velazco, Bishop of Buenos Aires (1645);
• Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor, Bishop of Trujillo (1646);
• Juan de Arguinao y Gutiérrez, Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1647);
• Andrés García de Zurita, Coadjutor Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1649);
• Francisco de Godoy, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1652);
• Dionisio de Cimbrón, Bishop of Concepción (1654);
• Martín Velasco y Molina, Bishop of La Paz (1655);
• Vasco Jacinto de Contreras y Valverde, Bishop of Popayán (1658);
• Cipriano Medina, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1661);
• Diego de Humansoro Carantía, Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1662);
• Juan de la Calle y Heredia, Bishop of Trujillo (1662);
• Sancho Pardo Cárdenas y Figueroa, Bishop of Panamá (1665);
• Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1669); and
• Francisco de Loyola y Vergara, Bishop of Concepción (1671).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 93 and 221. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Arequipa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Lima". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}