Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita
| Most Reverend Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Panama | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Panamá |
| In office | 1676–1688 |
| Predecessor | Antonio de León y Becerra |
| Successor | Diego Ladrón de Guevara |
| Previous post | Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1669 by Antonio Sanz Lozano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1624 Santa Fe de Bogotá |
| Died | March 29, 1688 (age 64) Panama City |
| Parents | Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita (father) Catalina de Collantes (mother) |
Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1624, Bogotá – March 29, 1688) was a Spanish Neogranadine Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Panamá (1676–1688)[1] and the Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676).[2][3] He authored the Historia general de las conquistas de; Nuevo Reyno de Granada, a la S.C.R.M. de D. Carlos Segundo, 1688, which has shaped colonial era and modern understandings of the Muisca indigenous people.[4]
Biography
Lucas Fernández de Soto Piedrahita was born in Santa Fe de Bogotá as son of Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita and Catalina de Collantes.[5][6] He had one brother and two sisters: Gregorio Hernández de Collantes, María Sayago and Maria Fernández de Piedrahita and his mother was of Inca descent.[7] On February 27, 1668, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Santa Marta.[5] In 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanz Lozano, Bishop of Cartagena.[5] On November 16, 1676, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Panamá.[5] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on March 29, 1688.[5] He was the principal consecrator of Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.[5]
Muisca
Fernández de Piedrahita has contributed extensively on the knowledge about the Muisca, the inhabitants of Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the arrival of the Spanish.
See also
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Santa Marta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Diocese of Santa Marta (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
References
- Back to citation Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 305. (in Latin)
- Back to citation Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V (in Latin). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 258 and 305.
- Back to citation Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 91-98
- Back to citation Juan F. Cobo Betancourt, (2024). The Coming of the Kingdom: The Muisca, Catholic Reform, and Spanish Colonialism in the New Kingdom of Granada. Open access. Cambridge University Press, pp. 23-24
- Back to citation occurrence 5.0 Back to citation occurrence 5.1 Back to citation occurrence 5.2 Back to citation occurrence 5.3 Back to citation occurrence 5.4 Back to citation occurrence 5.5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- Back to citation Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita - Geni
- Back to citation (in Spanish) Diccionario de historia cultural de la iglesia en América Latina - Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita
Further reading
- Cobo Betancourt, Juan F. (2024). The Coming of the Kingdom: The Muisca, Catholic Reform, and Spanish Colonialism in the New Kingdom of Granada. Open access. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781009314053