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Francisco Sotomayor

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Most Reverend
Francisco Sotomayor
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
In office 1628–1630
Predecessor Hernando de Arias y Ugarte
Successor Francisco Vega Borja
Previous posts Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia (1623)
Bishop of Quito (1623–1628)
Orders
Consecration August 18, 1624
by Gonzalo del Campo
Personal details
Born Santo Tomé, Spain
Died February 5, 1630
Sucre, Peru

Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (died February 5, 1630) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1628–1630), the Bishop of Quito (1623–1628), and the Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia (1623).[1][2]

Biography

Francisco Sotomayor was born in Santo Tomé, Spain ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On May 22, 1623, he was appointed by the King of Spain as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia.[1][2] On May 22, 1623, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Quito.[1][2] On August 18, 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Gonzalo del Campo, Archbishop of Lima.[2] On June 5, 1628, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas.[1][2] He served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on February 5, 1630.[2]

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