Lorenzo Pérez de Grado

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

Lorenzo Pérez de Grado
Bishop of Cuzco
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1619–1627
PredecessorFernando Mendoza González
SuccessorFernando de Vera y Zuñiga
Previous post(s)Bishop of Paraguay (1615–1619)
Orders
Consecration1616
by Agustín de Carvajal
Personal details
Died4 September 1627
Cuzco, Peru

Lorenzo Pérez de Grado (died 1627) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuzco (1619–1627) and Bishop of Paraguay (1615–1619).[1]

Biography

On 16 September 1615, Lorenzo Pérez de Grado was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2][3] In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Agustín de Carvajal, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.[2][3] On 18 March 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Cuzco.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Cuzco until his death on 4 September 1627.[1][2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Julián de Cortázar, Bishop of Córdoba (1618).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 98 and 170. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Lorenzo Pérez de Grado". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ a b c d Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Lorenzo Pérez de Grado". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Paraguay
1615–1619 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Cuzco
1619–1627 		Succeeded by


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