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Pedro de Solier y Vargas

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Nationality
  
Spanish

Predecessor
  
Diego de Contreras

Ordination
  
13 February 1594

Successor
  
Pedro de Oviedo Falconi

Consecration
  
1616 by Diego de Contreras

Previous post
  
Bishop of Puerto Rico (1614-1619)

Died
  
9 July 1620, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo

Pedro de Solier y Vargas (1573 – July 9, 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1619-1620) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1614-1619).

Biography

Nicolás de Ramos y Santos was born in Barajas, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of St. Augustine on February 13, 1594.On November 17, 1614, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Puerto Rico. In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Diego de Contreras, Archbishop of Santo Domingo. On December 16, 1619, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santo Domingo where served until his death on July 9, 1620.

References

Pedro de Solier y Vargas Wikipedia