Francisco Pizaro de Orellana was born in
Manila,
Spanish East Indies (now in the
Philippines), in 1630 and served as Archdeacon of Manila and commissary of the Holy Crusade. On 22 February 1680, he was selected by the King of Spain as
Bishop of Nueva Segovia and confirmed by
Pope Innocent XI on 27 May 1680 in
Vigan. In 1681, he was
consecrated bishop. He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death on 2 September 1683. His death caused a long vacancy of the bishopric in the diocese with his successor not appointed until 1699 and not arriving until 1704. == References ==