Sebastián de Pastrana

Most Reverend

Sebastián de Pastrana
Bishop of Paraguay
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Paraguay
In office1693–1700
PredecessorFaustino Casas Hernández
SuccessorPedro Díaz de Durana
Orders
Consecration1697
by Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros
Personal details
Born1633
Died4 November 1700 (age 67)
Asunción, Paraguay

Sebastián de Pastrana, O. de M. (1633–1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was Bishop of Paraguay (1693–1700).[1]

Biography

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Sebastián de Pastrana was born in Lima, Peru, in 1633 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[2] On 24 August 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2] In 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros, Archbishop of Lima.[2] He was Bishop of Paraguay until his death on 4 November 1700.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 102. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Sebastián de Pastrana, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Paraguay
1693–1700
Succeeded by