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]
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.[4][5] 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.[6] On February 27, 1668, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Santa Marta.[4] In 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanz Lozano, Bishop of Cartagena.[4] On November 16, 1676, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Panamá.[4] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on March 29, 1688.[4] He was the principal consecrator of Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.[4]
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
References
- ^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 305. (in Latin)
- ^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V (in Latin). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 258 and 305.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.[self-published source]
- ^ Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita - Geni
- ^ (in Spanish) Diccionario de historia cultural de la iglesia en América Latina - Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita
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]
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