Most Reverend Pedro Portocarrero | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cuenca | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca |
| In office | 1597–1600 |
| Predecessor | Juan Fernández Vadillo |
| Successor | Andrés Pacheco |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 4 June 1589 by Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Spain |
| Died | 20 September 1600 Cuenca, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1589–1594) Bishop of Córdoba (1594–1597) |
Pedro Portocarrero (died 1600) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1597–1600), Bishop of Córdoba (1594–1597), and Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1589–1594).[1][2]
Pedro Portocarrero was born in Spain.[3][4] On 20 March 1589, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada.[1][3][4] On 4 June 1589, he was consecrated bishop by Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela, Archbishop of Toledo, with Sebastián Pérez (bishop), Bishop of Osma, and Diego de la Calzada, Titular Bishop of Salona, serving as co-consecrators.[3][4] On 12 January 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Córdoba.[2][3][4] On 28 May 1597, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Cuenca.[3][4] He served as Bishop of Cuenca until his death on 20 September 1600.[2][3][4]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Manso Zuñiga, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1594); and Francisco Reinoso Baeza, Bishop of Córdoba (1597).[3]