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Fernando Andrade Sotomayor

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Most Reverend

Fernando Andrade Sotomayor
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
Fernando Andrade Sotomayor
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ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office1645–1655
PredecessorAgustín de Spínola Basadone
SuccessorPedro Carrillo Acuña y Bureba
Previous post(s)Bishop of Palencia (1628–1631)
Archbishop of Burgos (1631–1640)
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Sigüenza (1640–1645)
Orders
Consecration10 September 1628
by Luis Camargo Pacheco
Personal details
Born1579
Died21 January 1655 (age 76)
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Fernando Andrade Sotomayor (1579 – 21 January 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1645–1655), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Sigüenza (1640–1645), Archbishop of Burgos (1631–1640), and Bishop of Palencia (1628–1631).[1]

Biography

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Fernando Andrade Sotomayor was born in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain.[1] On 29 May 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Palencia.[1] On 10 September 1628, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Guzmán de Haros, Archbishop of Seville, with Luis Camargo Pacheco, Auxiliary Bishop of Seville, and Juan de la Sal, Auxiliary Bishop of Seville, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 10 November 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Burgos.[1] On 10 September 1640, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Sigüenza.[1] On 20 March 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[1] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 21 January 1655.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga, Bishop of Mondoñedo (1639), and Juan Pérez de Vega, Bishop of Tui (1649).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Archbishop Fernando Andrade Sotomayor" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Palencia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Palencia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Burgos". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Palencia
1628–1631
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Burgos
1631–1640
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop (Personal Title) of Sigüenza
1640–1645
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
1645–1655
Succeeded by