Fernando Arias de Ugarte

Hernando de Arias y Ugarte (September 9, 1561 – January 27, 1638) was a Spanish Neogranadine Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima (1628–1638), Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1624–1628), Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1616–1625), and Bishop of Quito (1613–1616).

Biography Hernando de Arias y Ugarte was born in Bogotá. On April 22, 1613, Pope Paul V, appointed him Bishop of Quito. On September 28, 1614, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima. On March 14, 1616, Pope Paul V, appointed him Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada. On April 15, 1624, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him Bishop of La Plata o Charcas. On March 4, 1628, Pope Urban VIII appointed him Archbishop of Lima where he served until his death on January 27, 1638.

Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal, Bishop of Santa Marta; Feliciano de la Vega Padilla, Bishop of Popayán; Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra, Bishop of Córdoba; Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Bishop of Arequipa; and Francisco de la Serna, Bishop of Paraguay.