Francisco de Cosío y Otero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cosío and the second or maternal family name is Otero.

Francisco de Cosío y Otero (1640–1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1704–1715).

Most Reverend Francisco de Cosío y Otero
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
In office	1704–1715
Predecessor	Ignacio de Urbina
Successor	Francisco del Rincón
Orders
Consecration	6 Apr 1704 by Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán
Personal details
Born	12 Apr 1640 Turieno, Spain
Died	29 Nov 1715 (age 75) Bogota, Colombia

Biography

Francisco de Cosío y Otero was born in Turieno, Spain on 12 Apr 1640. On 14 Jan 1704, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada. On 6 Apr 1704, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Portocarrero y Guzmán, Patriarch of West Indies, with Benito Madueño y Ramos, Titular Bishop of Sion and Atanasio Esterriga Trajanáuregui, Titular Bishop of Lycopolis, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada until his death on 29 Nov 1715.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Jerónimo Nosti de Valdés, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1704).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Bogotá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}