Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Marcos de Sobremonte | |
Bishop of Puerto Rico | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Term: | 1677–1681 |
Predecessor: | Juan de Santiago y León Garabito |
Successor: | Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín |
Birth Date: | 1609 |
Birth Place: | Caracas, Venezuela |
Death Date: | August 10, 1681 |
Death Place: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Marcos de Sobremonte (1609 – August 10, 1681) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Puerto Rico (1677–1681).[1] [2]
Marcos de Sobremonte was born in 1609 in Caracas. On September 13, 1677, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Puerto Rico. He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on August 10, 1681.