Pedro Portocarrero Y Guzmán
Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán (1640–1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of West Indies (1691–1708) and Titular Archbishop of ''Tyrus'' (1691–1708). Biography Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán was born on February 27, 1640 in Montijo, Spain, Montijo, Spain. On 27 Aug 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Titular Archbishop of ''Tyrus''. On 4 Nov 1691, he was consecrated bishop by Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero-Bocanegra y Moscoso-Osorio, Archbishop of Toledo, with Fernando Guzmán (bishop), Fernando Guzmán, Bishop of Segovia, and Luis de Lemos y Usategui, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción, Bishop of Concepción, serving as co-consecrators. On 12 Nov 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Patriarch of West Indies. He served as Patriarch of West Indies until his death in 1708. In 1706 he left Madrid to settle in Avignon where he died on January 21, 1708. Episcopal succession Reference ...
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ...
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