Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. or Pedro de Urbina y Montoya (12 August 1585 – 6 February 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1658–1663), Archbishop of Valencia (1648–1658), and
Bishop of Coria
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Biography
Pedro Urbina Montoya was born in
Berantevilla
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Spain
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on 12 August 1585 and ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor
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on 22 February 1609. On 2 May 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as
Bishop of Coria
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. On 11 September 1644, he was consecrated bishop by
Diego Arce Reinoso
Diego de Arce y Reinoso Ávila y Palomares (25 April 1587 – 18 July 1665) was a Spanish bishop who served as Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1643 to 1665; and as Bishop of Plasencia (1640–1652), Bishop of Ávila (1637–1640), and Bishop ...
,
Bishop of Plasencia
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, with
Miguel Avellán
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of ''Siriensis'', and
Timoteo Pérez Vargas
Timoteo Pérez Vargas, OCD (1595 – 5 April 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Baghdad (1633–1639) and the second Bishop of Ispahan (1632–1639). ''(in Latin)''Titular Bishop
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of ''Lystra'', serving as co-consecrators. On 30 December 1648, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by
Pope Innocent X
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on 28 June 1649 as Archbishop of Valencia. He was installed on 18 December 1649. On 1 April 1658, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Seville. He served as Archbishop of Seville until his death on 6 February 1663.
Bishop of Orihuela
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(1652);
and the principal co-consecrator of:
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Juan Juániz de Echalar
Juan Juániz de Echalar (died 13 October 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1647–1656) and Bishop of Mondoñedo (1644–1647).Bishop of Mondoñedo
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Bishop of Umbriatico The Diocese of Umbriatico (also Diocese of Umbriaticum) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Umbriaticensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Umbriatico in the province of Crotone in southern Italian region of Calabria. In 1818, it was suppre ...
(1650);
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Tommaso Lolli
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Biography
Tommaso Lolli was a professed religious of the Order of Clerics Regular Minor.
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,
Titular Bishop
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