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Biography

Pedro Tapia was born in Villorios,

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in March 1582 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 7 January 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Segovia. On 25 July 1641, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sotomayor,

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of ''Damascus'', with Francisco Pérez Roya, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, and

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on 24 April 1645 as Bishop of Sigüenza. On 23 August 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as

. On 23 September 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Seville. He served as Archbishop of Seville until his death on 25 August 1657. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan Arroyo, Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1655).

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