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Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita

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Most Reverend

Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita
Bishop of Panama
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Panamá
PredecessorAntonio de León y Becerra
SuccessorDiego Ladrón de Guevara
Previous post(s)Bishop of Santa Marta (1668-1676)
Orders
Consecration1669
by Antonio Sanz Lozano
Personal details
Born1624
DiedMarch 29, 1688 (age 64)
Panama City
ParentsDomingo Hernández de Soto Piedrahita (father)
Catalina de Collantes (mother)

Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1624, Bogotá - March 29, 1688) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Panamá (1676-1688) and the Bishop of Santa Marta (1668-1676).[1][2][3][4]

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.[1][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.[1] In 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanz Lozano, Bishop of Cartagena.[1] On November 16, 1676, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Panamá.[1] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on March 29, 1688.[1] He was the principal consecrator of Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa, Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga.[1]

Muisca

Fernández de Piedrahita has contributed extensively on the knowledge about the Muisca, the inhabitants of Bogotá before the arrival of the Spanish. The birthplace of the bishop is the ancient capital Bacatá, of the southern part of the Muisca Confederation.

See also

List of Muisca scholars
Muisca

References

Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Santa Marta
1668-1676
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Panamá
1676-1688
Succeeded by