Fernando Andrade Sotomayor was born in
Vilagarcía de Arousa,
Spain. On 29 May 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII as
Bishop of Palencia. On 10 September 1628, he was consecrated bishop by
Diego Guzmán de Haros,
Archbishop of Seville, with
Luis Camargo Pacheco,
Auxiliary Bishop of Seville, and
Juan de la Sal,
Auxiliary Bishop of Seville, serving as co-consecrators. On 10 November 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as
Archbishop of Burgos. On 10 September 1640, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Sigüenza. On 20 March 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent X as
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 21 January 1655. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga,
Bishop of Mondoñedo (1639), and
Juan Pérez de Vega,
Bishop of Tui (1649). == References ==