Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto
Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Term:1680–1687
Predecessor:Juan de Esturizada
Successor:Juan de los Ríos y Berriz
Consecration:December 21, 1681
Consecrated By:Melchor Liñán y Cisneros
Birth Date:1640
Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Death Date:1687 (age 47)
Death Place:Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto (1640–1687) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1680–1687).[1]

Biography

Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto was born in Lima, Peru. On May 13, 1680, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. On December 21, 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Melchor Liñán y Cisneros, Archbishop of Lima. He served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra until his death in 1687.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcayar.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto"