Pedro Portocarrero (bishop, died 1600)

Pedro Portocarrero (died 1600) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1597–1600), Bishop of Córdoba (1594–1597), and Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1589–1594).^[1][2]

Most Reverend Pedro Portocarrero
Bishop of Cuenca
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca
In office	1597–1600
Predecessor	Juan Fernández Vadillo
Successor	Andrés Pacheco
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1589–1594) Bishop of Córdoba (1594–1597)
Orders
Consecration	4 June 1589 by Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela
Personal details
Born	Spain
Died	20 September 1600 Cuenca, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Pedro Portocarrero was born in Spain.^[3][4] On 20 March 1589, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada.^[1][3][4] On 4 June 1589, he was consecrated bishop by Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela, Archbishop of Toledo, with Sebastián Pérez (bishop), Bishop of Osma, and Diego de la Calzada, Titular Bishop of Salona, serving as co-consecrators.^[3][4] On 12 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Córdoba.^[2][3][4] On 28 May 1597, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Cuenca.^[3][4] He served as Bishop of Cuenca until his death on 20 September 1600.^[2][3][4]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Manso Zuñiga, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1594); and Francisco Reinoso Baeza, Bishop of Córdoba (1597).^[3]

See also

• Grand Inquisitor