Marcos de Sobremonte

Most Reverend Marcos de Sobremonte
Bishop of Puerto Rico
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Puerto Rico
In office	1677–1681
Predecessor	Juan de Santiago y León Garabito
Successor	Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín
Personal details
Born	1609 Caracas, Venezuela
Died	August 10, 1681 San Juan, Puerto Rico

Marcos de Sobremonte (1609 – August 10, 1681) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Puerto Rico (1677–1681).^[1]^[2]

Biography

Marcos de Sobremonte was born in 1609 in Caracas.^[2] On September 13, 1677, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Puerto Rico.^[2] He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on August 10, 1681.^[2]

References

^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 321. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Marcos de Sobremonte" retrieved December 31, 2015

External links

Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}