Pedro de Valencia (died 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of La Paz
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz ( la, Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia) is an archdiocese located in the city of La Paz in Bolivia. (1617–1631) and
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1615–1617).
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De Valencia was born in
Lima
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Peru
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On 28 September 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...
as
Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.
In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by
Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero,
Archbishop of Lima
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.
On 30 July 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as
Bishop of La Paz
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz ( la, Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia) is an archdiocese located in the city of La Paz in Bolivia. .
He served as Bishop of La Paz until his death in 1631.
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17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Guatemala
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V
1631 deaths
17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Bolivia
Roman Catholic bishops of Guatemala (pre-1743)
Roman Catholic bishops of La Paz
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