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Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Died
  
1700

Predecessor
  
Juan de los Ríos y Berriz

Successor
  
Pedro Vásquez de Velasco

Consecration
  
1684 by Cardinal Savio Millini

Previous post
  
Bishop of Puerto Rico (1683-1699)

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín (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).

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. 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. In 1684, he was consecrated Bishop by Cardinal Savio Millini, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Orvieto. 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. He served as Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra until his death in 1700.

References

Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín Wikipedia