Francisco de Cosío y Otero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cosío and the second or maternal family name is Otero.
Most Reverend

Francisco de Cosío y Otero
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
In office1704–1715
PredecessorIgnacio de Urbina
SuccessorFrancisco del Rincón
Orders
Consecration6 Apr 1704
by Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán
Personal details
Born12 Apr 1640
Turieno, Spain
Died29 Nov 1715 (age 75)
Bogota, Colombia

Francisco de Cosío y Otero (1640–1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1704–1715).[1][2]

Biography

Francisco de Cosío y Otero was born in Turieno, Spain on 12 Apr 1640.[2] On 14 Jan 1704, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[1][2] On 6 Apr 1704, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán, Patriarch of West Indies, with Benito Madueño y Ramos, Titular Bishop of Sion and Atanasio Esterriga Trajanáuregui, Titular Bishop of Lycopolis, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada until his death on 29 Nov 1715.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1704).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 202. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Archbishop Francisco de Cosío y Otero" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
1704–1715 		Succeeded by


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