Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín

Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín
Most Reverend; Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín
	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
In office	1699–1700
Predecessor	Juan de los Ríos y Berriz
Successor	Pedro Vásquez de Velasco
Orders
Consecration	1684; by Cardinal Savio Millini
Personal details
Born	August 16, 1646; Lima, Peru
Died	1700 (age 53); Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Previous post	Bishop of Puerto Rico (1683–1699)

Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín, O. de M. (August 16, 1646 – 1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (1699–1700) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1683–1699).[1][2]

Biography

Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín was born in Lima, Peru and in 1666, was ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[2] On 22 May 1683, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on November 15, 1683 by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Puerto Rico.[2] In 1684, he was consecrated Bishop by Savio Millini, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Orvieto.[2] On June 1, 1699, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.[2] He served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra until his death in 1700.[2]

Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 176 and 321. (in Latin)
Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín, O. de M." retrieved January 10, 2016

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Religious titles
Preceded by Marcos de Sobremonte	Bishop of Puerto Rico 1683–1699	Succeeded by Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés
Preceded by Juan de los Ríos y Berriz	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra 1699–1700	Succeeded by Pedro Vásquez de Velasco

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