Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco (October 8, 1589 – May 12, 1671) was a
Roman Catholic
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prelate who served as
Archbishop of Lima
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Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco was born in Castroverde del Campo,
Spain
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. On January 6, 1632,
Pope Urban VIII
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, appointed him
Bishop of Arequipa
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Archbishop of Lima
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with
Feliciano de la Vega Padilla
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Biography
On February 10 ...
Bishop of Córdoba
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as co-consecrators. On July 16, 1640, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him
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 ...
where he served until his death on May 12, 1671.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the
principal consecrator
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