Most Reverend

Francisco Sotomayor
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
In office1628–1630
PredecessorHernando de Arias y Ugarte
SuccessorFrancisco Vega Borja
Orders
ConsecrationAugust 18, 1624
by Gonzalo del Campo
Personal details
Born
Santo Tomé, Spain
DiedFebruary 5, 1630
Sucre, Peru
Previous post(s)Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia (1623)
Bishop of Quito (1623–1628)

Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (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 in Colombia (1623).[1][2]

Biography

Francisco Sotomayor was born in Santo Tomé, Spain ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On May 22, 1623, he was appointed by the King of Spain as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia.[1][2] On May 22, 1623, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Quito.[1][2] On August 18, 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Gonzalo del Campo, Archbishop of Lima.[2] 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][2] He served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on February 5, 1630.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 137, 290, and 282. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M." retrieved December 9, 2015


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