Pedro Tapia | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Seville | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Seville |
| In office | 1652–1657 |
| Predecessor | Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga |
| Successor | Pedro Urbina Montoya |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 25 July 1641 by Antonio Sotomayor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1582 Villorios, Spain |
| Died | 25 August 1657 (age 75) Seville, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Segovia (1641–1644) Bishop of Sigüenza (1644–1645) Bishop of Córdoba (1649–1652) |
Pedro Tapia, O.P. (March 1582 – 25 August 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1652–1657), Bishop of Córdoba (1649–1652), Bishop of Sigüenza (1644–1645), and Bishop of Segovia (1641–1644).[1][2]
Pedro Tapia was born in Villorios, Spain in March 1582 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1][2] On 7 January 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Segovia.[1][2] On 25 July 1641, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sotomayor, Titular Archbishop of Damascus, with Francisco Pérez Roya, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, and Fernando Montero Espinosa, Bishop of Nueva Segovia, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2] On 8 September 1644, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 24 April 1645 as Bishop of Sigüenza.[1][2] On 23 August 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Córdoba.[1][2] On 23 September 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Seville.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Seville until his death on 25 August 1657.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan Arroyo, Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1655).[1]
