Pedro Tapia

Most Reverend Pedro Tapia
Archbishop of Seville
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Seville
In office	1652–1657
Predecessor	Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga
Successor	Pedro Urbina Montoya
Orders
Consecration	25 Jul 1641 by Antonio Sotomayor
Personal details
Born	Mar 1582 Villorios, Spain
Died	25 Aug 1657 (age 75) Seville, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Segovia (1641–1644) Bishop of Sigüenza (1644–1645) Bishop of Córdoba (1649–1652)

Pedro Tapia, O.P. (1582–1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1652–1657), Bishop of Córdoba (1649–1652), Bishop of Sigüenza (1644–1645), and Bishop of Segovia (1641–1644).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Biography

Pedro Tapia was born in Villorios, Spain in Mar 1582 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[1][2] On 7 Jan 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Segovia.^[1][2] On 25 Jul 1641, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sotomayor, Titular Archbishop of Damascus, with Francisco Pérez Roya, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, and Fernando Montero Espinosa, Bishop of Nueva Segovia, serving as co-consecrators.^[1][2] On 8 Sep 1644, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 24 Apr 1645 as Bishop of Sigüenza.^[1][2] On 23 Aug 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Córdoba.^[1][2] On 23 Sep 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Seville.^[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Seville until his death on 25 Aug 1657.^{[1] [2]} While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan Arroyo, Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1655).^[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Pedro Tapia, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 19, 2016
2. "Archbishop Pedro Tapia, O.P." GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 19, 2016
3. "Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla " GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Diocese of Córdoba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
6. "Diocese of Córdoba" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
7. "Diocese of Sigüenza–Guadalajara" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
8. "Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
9. "Diocese of Segovia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
10. "Diocese of Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016