Pedro de Solier y Vargas

Most Reverend Pedro de Solier y Vargas
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
In office	1619–1620
Predecessor	Diego de Contreras
Successor	Pedro de Oviedo Falconi
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Puerto Rico (1614–1619)
Orders
Ordination	February 13, 1594
Consecration	1616 by Diego de Contreras
Personal details
Born	1573 Barajas, Spain
Died	July 9, 1620 Santo Domingo
Nationality	Spanish

Pedro de Solier y Vargas (1573 – July 9, 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1619–1620) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1614–1619).^[1][2][3][4]

Biography

He was born in Barajas, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of St. Augustine on February 13, 1594.^[2] On November 17, 1614, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Puerto Rico.^[2] In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Diego de Contreras, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.^[2] On December 16, 1619, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santo Domingo where served until his death on July 9, 1620.^[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 176 and 286. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Pedro de Solier y Vargas, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

External links and additional sources

• 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]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Religious titles
Preceded by Francisco Diaz de Cabrera y Córdoba	Bishop of Puerto Rico 1614–1619	Succeeded by Bernardo de Balbuena y Villanueva
Preceded by Diego de Contreras	Archbishop of Santo Domingo 1619–1620	Succeeded by Pedro de Oviedo Falconi