Pedro Urbina Montoya

Most Reverend Pedro Urbina Montoya
Archbishop of Seville
Pedro Urbina Montoya, was the Archbishop of Seville.
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Seville
In office	1658–1663
Predecessor	Pedro Tapia
Successor	Antonio Paiño Sevilla
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Coria (1644–1648) Archbishop of Valencia (1648–1658)
Orders
Ordination	22 February 1609
Consecration	11 September 1644 by Diego Arce Reinoso
Personal details
Born	12 August 1585 Berantevilla, Spain
Died	6 February 1663 Seville, Italy
Nationality	Spanish

Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. or Pedro de Urbina y Montoya (12 August 1585 – 6 February 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1658–1663), Archbishop of Valencia (1648–1658), and Bishop of Coria (1644–1648).^[1]

Pedro Urbina Montoya was born in Berantevilla, Spain on 12 August 1585 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor on 22 February 1609.^[1] On 2 May 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Coria.^[1] On 11 September 1644, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Arce Reinoso, Bishop of Plasencia, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Titular Bishop of Lystra, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 30 December 1648, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 28 June 1649 as Archbishop of Valencia.^[1] He was installed on 18 December 1649.^[1] On 1 April 1658, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Seville.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Seville until his death on 6 February 1663.^[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[1]

• Luis Crespi y Borja, Bishop of Orihuela (1652);

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Juan Juániz de Echalar, Bishop of Mondoñedo (1645);
• Domenico Blanditi, Bishop of Umbriatico (1650);
• Tommaso Lolli, Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1650); and
• Giovanni Gerini, Bishop of Volterra (1650).

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