Church Catholic Church Successor Francisco del Rincón | In office 1687-1700 Died 24 April 1701 | |
Predecessor Domingo Fernández Navarrete Consecration 18 May 1687
by Marcello Durazzo Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo | ||
Fernando de Carvajal y Ribera, O. de M. (also Fernando de Carvajal y Rivera) (1632 - 24 April 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1687-1700).
Biography
Fernando de Carvajal y Ribera was born in Salamanca, Spain and ordained a friar in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. On 3 March 1687, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Santo Domingo. On 18 May 1687, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Durazzo, Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon. He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo until his resignation in December 1700. He died on 24 Apr 1701. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of José González Blázquez, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1688), and the principal co-consecrator of Gregorio Solórzano Castillo, Bishop of Ávila (1700).