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Most Reverend

Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita
Most Reverend; Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita
Bishop of Panama
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Panamá
In office	1676–1688
Predecessor	Antonio de León y Becerra
Successor	Diego Ladrón de Guevara
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676)
Orders
Consecration	1669; by Antonio Sanz Lozano
Personal details
Born	1624; Santa Fe de Bogotá
Died	March 29, 1688 (age 64); Panama City
Parents	Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita (father); Catalina de Collantes (mother)

Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1624, Bogotá – March 29, 1688) was a Spanish Neogranadine Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Panamá (1676–1688)^[1] and the Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676).^[2]^[3]

Biography

Lucas Fernández de Soto Piedrahita was born in Santa Fe de Bogotá as son of Domingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita and Catalina de Collantes.^[4]^[5] He had one brother and two sisters: Gregorio Hernández de Collantes, María Sayago and Maria Fernández de Piedrahita and his mother was of Inca descent.^[6] On February 27, 1668, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Santa Marta.^[4] In 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanz Lozano, Bishop of Cartagena.^[4] On November 16, 1676, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Panamá.^[4] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on March 29, 1688.^[4] He was the principal consecrator of Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.^[4]

Muisca

Fernández de Piedrahita has contributed extensively on the knowledge about the Muisca, the inhabitants of Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the arrival of the Spanish.

References

^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 305. (in Latin)
^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V (in Latin). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 258 and 305.
^ Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 91-98
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{[self-published source]}
^ Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita - Geni
^ (in Spanish) Diccionario de historia cultural de la iglesia en América Latina - Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Santa Marta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Diocese of Santa Marta (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Religious titles
Preceded by Melchor Liñán y Cisneros	Bishop of Santa Marta 1668–1676	Succeeded by Diego de Baños y Sotomayor
Preceded by Antonio de León y Becerra	Bishop of Panamá 1676–1688	Succeeded by Diego Ladrón de Guevara