Pedro Antonio Barroeta y Ángel ( – ) was a Spanish Catholic priest who served as
Archbishop of Lima
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima ( la, Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was r ...
and
Archbishop of Granada
The archdiocese of Granada ( la, archidioecesis Granatensis) is an ecclesiastical province of the Catholic Church in Spain. .
Pedro Antonio Barroeta y Ángel was born on in
Ezcaray,
Logrono,
Spain. He studied
theology at
Cuenca, and soon became noted for his learning. After filling several high offices at
Coria and
Malaga he was appointed archbishop of
Lima,
Peru and consecrated 25 June, 1751. He at once began to promote reforms among the clergy and in the church administration, devoting himself entirely to that purpose and to charity. Barroeta distributed all his revenues among the needy, and when transferred to the see of
Granada
Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...
, Spain in 1758, he was so poor that his brother had to pay the expenses of the voyage. Pedro Antonio Barroeta y Ángel died on 20 March 1775 in Granada.
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Roman Catholic archbishops of Lima
Archbishops of Granada
1701 births
1775 deaths