Pedro Urbina Montoya

Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. or Pedro de Urbina y Montoya (12 August, 1585 – 6 February, 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1658–1663), Archbishop of Valencia (1648–1658), and Bishop of Coria (1644–1648).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Pedro Urbina Montoya was born in Berantevilla, Spain on 12 Aug 1585 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor on 22 Feb 1609.^[1] On 2 May 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Coria.^[1] On 11 Sep 1644, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Arce Reinoso, Bishop of Plasencia, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Titular Bishop of Lystra, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 30 Dec 1648, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 28 Jun 1649 as Archbishop of Valencia.^[1] He was installed on 18 Dec 1649.^[1] On 1 Apr 1658, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Seville.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Seville until his death on 6 Feb 1663.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[1]

• Luis Crespi y Borja, Bishop of Orihuela (1652);

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Juan Juániz de Echalar, Bishop of Mondoñedo (1645);
• Dominique Blanditi, Bishop of Umbriatico (1650);
• Thomas Lolli, Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1650); and
• Giovanni Gerini, Bishop of Volterra (1650).

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