Pietro Jerónimo Martínez y Rubio

Most Reverend

Pietro Jerónimo Martínez y Rubio
Archbishop of Palermo
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Palermo
In office1656–1667
PredecessorMartín de León Cárdenas
SuccessorJuan Lozano
Orders
Consecration2 April 1657
by Francesco Barberini
Personal details
Born(1614-11-30)30 November 1614
Died22 November 1667(1667-11-22) (aged 52)

Pietro Jerónimo Martínez y Rubio or simply Pietro Martinez y Rubio (30 November 1614–22 November 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Palermo (1656–1667).[1]

Biography

Pietro Jerónimo Martínez y Rubio was born on 30 November 1614, in Ródenas, the son of Juan and Anna Gomez y Corbatòn.[2]

On 22 September 1656, Pietro Jerónimo Martínez y Rubio was selected as Archbishop of Palermo and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 15 January 1657.[1][3] On 2 April 1657, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Barberini, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, with Francesco Gonzaga, Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, and Patrizio Donati, Bishop Emeritus of Minori serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Archbishop of Palermo until his death on 22 November 1667.[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francesco Arata, Bishop of Lipari (1663).[3]

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