Church Catholic Church Predecessor Pedro Tapia Nationality Spanish | In office 1658–1663 Successor Antonio Paiño Sevilla Ordination 22 February 1609 | |
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Consecration 11 Sep 1644
by Diego Arce Reinoso Died 6 February 1663, Seville, Spain Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville Previous posts Roman Catholic Diocese of Coria-Cáceres (1644–1648) | ||
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).
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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. On 2 May 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Coria. 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. 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. He was installed on 18 Dec 1649. On 1 Apr 1658, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Seville. He served as Archbishop of Seville until his death on 6 Feb 1663.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
and the principal co-consecrator of: