Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero

Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero (1546 – January 12, 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima (1607–1622), after serving as the second Archbishop of Santafé (Bogotá) in the New Kingdom of Granada (1596–1607). As Archbishop of Lima, Lobo Guerrero is considered the initiator of the "first systematic, centrally organized campaign for the extirpation of idolatry in the archdiocese of Lima."

Biography Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero was born in Ronda, Spain. On November 19, 1607, Pope Paul V, appointed him the fourth Archbishop of Lima (installed October 4, 1609) where he served until his death on January 12, 1622.

Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada; Hernando de Arias y Ugarte, Bishop of Quito; Pedro de Valencia, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala; Diego Torres Altamirano, Bishop of Cartagena; Carlos Marcelo Corni Velazquez, Bishop of Concepción; and Fernando de Ocampo, Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.