Pedro de Mata y Haro

Most Reverend Pedro de Mata y Haro
Bishop of Capaccio
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1611–1627
Predecessor	Giovanni Vitelli
Successor	Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Orders
Consecration	5 Aug 1609 by Giambattista Leni
Personal details
Born	1576 Naples, Italy
Died	3 Mar 1627 (age 51) Capaccio, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Bishop of Belcastro (1609–1611)

Pedro de Mata y Haro, C.R.. (1576–1627) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capaccio (1611–1627) and Bishop of Belcastro (1609–1611).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Pedro de Mata y Haro was born in Naples, Italy in 1576 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.^[1] On 3 Aug 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Belcastro.^[1] On 5 Aug 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Giambattista Leni, Bishop of Mileto, with Giovanni Battista del Tufo, Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, and Giovanni Vitelli, Bishop of Carinola, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 28 Feb 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Capaccio.^[1] He served as Bishop of Capaccio until his death on 3 Mar 1627.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Manuel Esteban Muniera, Bishop of Cefalù (1621).^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Pedro de Mata y Haro, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 4, 2016
2. "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Diocese of Belcastro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016
5. "Titular Episcopal See of Belcastro" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved August 26, 2016