Pedro de Oviedo Falconi

Pedro de Oviedo Falconi (died 13 October 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1645–1649), Archbishop of Quito (1628–1645), and Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1621–1628).^[1][2]

Most Reverend Pedro de Oviedo Falconi
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
In office	1645–1649
Predecessor	Francisco Vega Borja
Successor	Juan Alonso y Ocón
Orders
Consecration	by Gonzalo de Angulo
Personal details
Born	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Died	13 October 1649 Sucre, Bolivia
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Quito (1628–1645) Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1621–1628)

Biography

Pedro de Oviedo Falconi was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.^[2] On 11 January 1621 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.^[2] He was consecrated bishop by Gonzalo de Angulo, Bishop of Coro.^[2] On 14 May 1628 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII, on 10 July 1628, as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Quito.^[2] On 14 June 1645 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 21 August 1645 as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas.^[2] He served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on 13 October 1649.^[2]

While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of Bernardo de Valbuena y Villanueva, Bishop of Puerto Rico and Diego Montoya Mendoza, Bishop of Popayán.^[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 290, 176, and 282. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• 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]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sucre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Religious titles
Preceded by Pedro de Solier y Vargas	Archbishop of Santo Domingo 1621–1628	Succeeded by Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga
Preceded by Francisco Sotomayor	Archbishop (personal title) of Quito 1628–1645	Succeeded by Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia
Preceded by Francisco Vega Borja	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas 1645–1649	Succeeded by Juan Alonso y Ocón