Pedro Tapia

Pedro Tapia, O.P. (March 1582 – 25 August 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]

Most Reverend

Pedro Tapia
Archbishop of Seville
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Seville
In office1652–1657
PredecessorDomingo Pimentel Zúñiga
SuccessorPedro Urbina Montoya
Orders
Consecration25 July 1641
by Antonio Sotomayor
Personal details
BornMarch 1582
Villorios, Spain
Died25 August 1657 (age 75)
Seville, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Previous postBishop of Segovia (1641–1644)
Bishop of Sigüenza (1644–1645)
Bishop of Córdoba (1649–1652)

Biography

Pedro Tapia was born in Villorios, Spain in March 1582 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1][2] On 7 January 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Segovia.[1][2] On 25 July 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 September 1644, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 24 April 1645 as Bishop of Sigüenza.[1][2] On 23 August 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Córdoba.[1][2] On 23 September 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 August 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
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Segovia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Segovia (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. "Diocese of Córdoba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Córdoba". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sevilla (Seville)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla (Spain)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Mendo de Benavides		 Bishop of Segovia
1641–1644		 Succeeded by
Pedro Neila
Preceded by
Fernando Andrade Sotomayor		 Bishop of Sigüenza
1644–1645		 Succeeded by
Bartolomé Santos de Risoba
Preceded by
Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga		 Bishop of Córdoba
1649–1652		 Succeeded by
Juan Francisco Pacheco
Preceded by
Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga		 Archbishop of Seville
1652–1657		 Succeeded by
Pedro Urbina Montoya
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