Most Reverend

Pedro Portocarrero
Archbishop of Granada
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Granada
In office1525–1526
PredecessorFrancisco Herrera Ruesta
SuccessorPedro Ramírez de Alba
Orders
Consecration1524
Personal details
Born
Died5 Jun 1526
Granada, Spain
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1523–1525)

Pedro Portocarrero (died 1526) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Granada (1525–1526) and Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1523–1525).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Pedro Portocarrero was born in Spain.[3] On 31 Dec 1523, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo.[2][3] In 1524, he was consecrated bishop.[2][3] On 26 Jun 1525, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Archbishop of Granada.[2][3] He served as Archbishop of Granada until his death on 5 Jun 1526.[2][3]

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 168 and 204. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archbishop Pedro Portocarrero" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Granada" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  4. "Archdiocese of Granada" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016


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