Pedro Tapia

Pedro Tapia, O.P. (March 1582 – 25 August 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1652–1657), Bishop of Córdoba (1649–1652), Bishop of Sigüenza (1644–1645), and Bishop of Segovia (1641–1644).^[1][2]

The Most Reverend Pedro Tapia O.P.
Archbishop of Seville
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Seville
In office	1652–1657
Predecessor	Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga
Successor	Pedro Urbina Montoya
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Segovia (1641–1644) Bishop of Sigüenza (1644–1645) Bishop of Córdoba (1649–1652)
Orders
Consecration	25 July 1641 by Antonio Sotomayor
Personal details
Born	March 1582 Villorios, Spain
Died	25 August 1657 (age 75) Seville, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Pedro Tapia was born in Villorios, Spain in March 1582 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[1][2] On 7 January 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Segovia.^[1][2] On 25 July 1641, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sotomayor, Titular Archbishop of Damascus, with Francisco Pérez Roya, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, and Fernando Montero Espinosa, Bishop of Nueva Segovia, serving as co-consecrators.^[1][2] On 8 September 1644, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 24 April 1645 as Bishop of Sigüenza.^[1][2] On 23 August 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Córdoba.^[1][2] On 23 September 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Seville.^[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Seville until his death on 25 August 1657.^[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan Arroyo, Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1655).^[1]