Education
University of Salamanca.
University of Salamanca.
Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco was born in Castroverde del Campo, Spain. On January 6, 1632, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him Bishop of Arequipa. On September 25, 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte, Archbishop of Lima with Feliciano de la Vega Padilla, Bishop of Louisiana Paz, and Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra, Bishop of Córdoba as co-consecrators.
On July 16, 1640, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him Archbishop of Lima where he served until his death on May 12, 1671.
He was the principal consecrator of Sancho Pardo Cárdenas y Figueroa, Bishop of Panama.