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Sebastián de Pastrana

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Most Reverend
Sebastián de Pastrana
Bishop of Paraguay
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Paraguay
In office 1693–1700
Predecessor Faustino Casas Hernández
Successor Pedro Díaz de Durana
Orders
Consecration 1697
by Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros
Personal details
Born 1633
Lima, Peru
Died 4 November 1700 (age 67)
Asunción, Paraguay

Sebastián de Pastrana, O. de M. (1633–1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was Bishop of Paraguay (1693–1700).[1]

Biography

Sebastián de Pastrana was born in Lima, Peru, in 1633 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[2] On 24 August 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2] In 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros, Archbishop of Lima.[2] He was Bishop of Paraguay until his death on 4 November 1700.[1][2]

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