Fernando de Ocampo
| Most Reverend Fernando de Ocampo | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| In office | 1621–1632 |
| Predecessor | Antonio Calderón de León |
| Successor | Juan de Zapata y Figueroa |
| Previous post | Titular Bishop of Usula (1620–1621) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1621 by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1632 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
Fernando de Ocampo, O.F.M. (died 1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1621–1632) and Titular Bishop of Usula (1620–1621).[1][2]
Biography
Fernando de Ocampo was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On December 14, 1620, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Titular Bishop of Usula.[1][2] In 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima and succeeded to the bishopric.[2] He served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra until his death in 1632.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Luis Jerónimo Oré, Bishop of Concepción.[2]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 168 and 354. (in Latin)
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Back to citation occurrence 2.4 Back to citation occurrence 2.5 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Fernando de Ocampo, O.F.M." retrieved January 10, 2016