Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán (1640–1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1691–1708) and

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of ''Tyrus'' (1691–1708).

Biography

Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán was born on February 27, 1640 in Montijo,

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. On 27 Aug 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of

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of ''Tyrus''. On 4 Nov 1691, he was

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bishop by Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero-Bocanegra y Moscoso-Osorio,

Archbishop of Toledo The Archdiocese of Toledo () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Spain.

, with

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Bishop of Segovia The Diocese of Segovia () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Segovia in the ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.

, and

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, Bishop of Concepción, serving as

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. On 12 Nov 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as

. He served as Patriarch of West Indies until his death in 1708. In 1706 he left Madrid to settle in

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where he died on January 21, 1708.

Episcopal succession

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in New Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII 1640 births 1708 deaths {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub