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Sebastián de Pastrana, O. de M. (1633–1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was Bishop of Paraguay (1693–1700). ''(in Latin)''


Biography

Sebastián de Pastrana was born in
Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
,
Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, in 1633 and ordained a priest in the
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives (, abbreviated O. de M.), also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order established in 1218 by Peter Nolasco in the city of Barcelo ...
. On 24 August 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XII Pope Innocent XII (; ; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700. He took a hard stance against nepotism ...
as Bishop of Paraguay. In 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros,
Archbishop of Lima The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima () is part of the Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the ''Diocese of Lima'' on 14 May 1541. The diocese was raised to the level of a metr ...
. He was Bishop of Paraguay until his death on 4 November 1700.


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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Paraguay 18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Paraguay Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII 1633 births 1700 deaths Clergy from Lima Mercedarian bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Paraguay {{Paraguay-RC-bishop-stub