Andrés Pacheco

Andrés Pacheco (1550–1626) was a Spanish churchman and theologian.

Most Reverend Andrés Pacheco
Patriarch of West Indies
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1625–-1626
Predecessor	Diego Guzmán de Haros
Successor	Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán
Orders
Consecration	1588 by Cesare Speciano
Personal details
Born	5 Apr 1550 La Puebla de Montalbán, Spain
Died	7 Apr 1626 (age 76)

Biography

Andrés Pacheco was born in La Puebla de Montalbán on April 5, 1550. His father was Alonso Pacheco y Téllez-Girón, Lord of La Puebla de Montalbánm, who was a Knight of the Order of Santiago and commander of Medina de las Torres. His mother was Juana de Cárdenas, daughter of Alonso de Cárdenas, Conde of Puebla del Maestre.

He studied grammar, dialectic, philosophy, and theology at the University of Alcalá, graduating with a doctorate in theology. Philip II of Spain named Pacheco tutor of his nephew Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, who later became a cardinal and Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. Pacheco later became Abbot of San Vicente de la Sierra (connected to the Cathedral of Toledo) and of then of the Cathedral of Alcalá de Henares (1584–87).

On December 2, 1587, the cathedral chapter of the Segovia Cathedral elected Pacheco bishop of Segovia; during his time as bishop of Segovia, he held a diocesan synod. He was translated on August 13, 1601, becoming Bishop of Cuenca.

Pacheco resigned his bishopric in 1622, the same year he was appointed Grand Inquisitor of Spain. He was also Patriarch of the West Indies from 1625

Pacheco died on April 7, 1626.

References

• This page is based on this page on Spanish Wikipedia.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Patriarchate of West Indies". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Patriarchal See of Indias Occidentales". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}