Andrés Pacheco (1550–1626) was a Spanish churchman and theologian.
Biography
Andrés Pacheco was born in La Puebla de Montalbán on 5 April 1550. His father was Alonso Pacheco y Téllez-Girón, Lord of La Puebla de Montalbánm, who was a Knight of the Order of Santiago and commander of Medina de las Torres. His mother was Juana de Cárdenas, daughter of Alonso de Cárdenas, Conde of Puebla del Maestre.
He studied grammar, dialectic, philosophy, and theology at the University of Alcalá, graduating with a doctorate in theology. Philip II of Spain named Pacheco tutor of his nephew Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, who later became a cardinal and Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. Pacheco later became Abbot of San Vicente de la Sierra (connected to the Cathedral of Toledo) and of then of the Cathedral of Alcalá de Henares (1584–87).
On 2 December 1587, the cathedral chapter of the Segovia Cathedral elected Pacheco bishop of Segovia; during his time as bishop of Segovia, he held a diocesan synod. He was translated on 13 August 1601, becoming Bishop of Cuenca.
Pacheco resigned his bishopric in 1622, the same year he was appointed Grand Inquisitor of Spain. He was also Patriarch of the West Indies from 1625
Pacheco died on 7 April 1626.
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Patriarchate of West Indies". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Patriarchal See of Indias Occidentales". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byFrancisco Ribera Obando | Bishop of Segovia 1587–1601 | Succeeded byMaximilian of Austria |
| Preceded byPedro Portocarrero (bishop, died 1600) | Bishop of Cuenca 1601–1622 | Succeeded byEnrique Pimentel Zúñiga |
| Preceded byLuis de Aliaga Martínez | Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1622–1626 | Succeeded byAntonio Zapata y Cisneros |
| Preceded byDiego Guzmán de Haros | Patriarch of the West Indies 1625–1626 | Succeeded byAntonio Manrique de Guzmán |