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Lorenzo Pérez de Grado

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Died
  
4 September 1627

In office
  
1619–1627

Predecessor
  
Fernando Mendoza González

Successor
  
Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga

Consecration
  
1616 by Agustín de Carvajal

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Lorenzo Pérez de Grado (died 1627) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuzco (1619–1627) and Bishop of Paraguay (1615–1619).

Biography

On 16 Sep 1615, Lorenzo Pérez de Grado was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Paraguay. In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Agustín de Carvajal, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga. On 18 Mar 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Cuzco. He served as Bishop of Cuzco until his death on 4 Sep 1627. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Julián de Cortázar, Bishop of Córdoba (1618).

References

Lorenzo Pérez de Grado Wikipedia