HERRERA, Bartolome (er-ray'-rah), Peruvian R. C. bishop, born in Lima, 24 August, 1808; died in Arequipa in 1864. In 1828 he was graduated at the University of San Marcos, where for three years he occupied the chair of philosophy and mathematics.

In 1831 he was ordained priest, and, besides filling his duties as vice-rector of the College of San Carlos and professor of theology, he soon became known as one of the most eloquent pulpit orators. In 1834 he was appointed to the parish of Cajacay, province of Cajatambo, and so distinguished himself that the Archbishop of Lima made him his secretary-general in the visit to the archdiocese in 1836.

Being next year a member of a commission to examine the new civil code, which attacked the clerical immunity, Dr. Herrera demonstrated, from documents and former conventions between the government and the church, the right of asylum in the temples.

On returning to his parish at the end of 1837, he was prostrated by a long and serious sickness, and obtained leave to go to Lima, where he resided till 1840, when he obtained the parish of Lurin, province of Lima. There he was consulted, in 1842 by the victorious General Vidal, who appointed him rector of the College of San Carlos.

In 1846 he was elected canon of the cathedral, and in 1848 deputy to congress, which body chose him its president. In 1850 he was appointed councilor of state, and next year he undertook the formation of a cabinet, taking for himself the portfolio of justice, public worship, and instruction, and temporarily those of the interior and foreign relations. He took vigorous measures against the powerful party leaders and revolutionary chieftains, and established peace in the interior.

Afterward, in order to settle the frequent disputes between the government and the church by means of a concordat, he accepted the mission to European governments. On his return in 1853, as the government refused to ratify the concordat negotiated by him, he retired from polities to his duties as rector of the College of San Carlos.

In 1859 General Castilla nominated him for the bishopric of Arequipa, of which he took possession the same year. When in 1860 a modification of the constitution was proposed, he was elected to congress to defend the ultramontane Catholic principles and the rights of the church. He was again elected president of the lower house, and ably defended the church against the encroachments of the government; but, when he saw that his ideas could not prevail, he retired again to the exercise of his episcopal duties.

RERRERA, Bartolome (er-ray'-rah), Peruvian R. C. bishop, born in Lima, 24 August, 1808; died in Arequipa in 1864. In 1828 he was graduated at the University of San Marcos, where for three years he occupied the chair of philosophy and mathematics. In 1831 he was ordained priest, and, besides filling his duties as vice-rector of the College of San Carlos and professor of theology, he soon became known as one of the most eloquent pulpit orators. In 1834 he was appointed to the parish of Cajacay, province of Cajatambo, and so distinguished himself that the Archbishop of Lima made him his secretary-general in the visit to the archdiocese in 1836. Being next year a member of a commission to examine the new civil code, which attacked the clerical immunity, Dr. Herrera demonstrated, from documents and former conventions between the government and the church, the right of asylum in the temples. On returning to his parish at the end of 1837, he was prostrated by a long and serious sickness, and obtained leave to go to Lima, where he resided till 1840, when he obtained the parish of Lurin, province of Lima. There he was consulted, in 1842. by the victorious General Vidal, who appointed him rector of the College of San Carlos. In 1846 he was elected canon of the cathedral, and in 1848 deputy to congress, which body chose him its president. In 1850 he was appointed councillor of state, and next year he undertook the formation of a cabinet, taking for himself the portfolio of justice, public worship, and instruction, and temporarily those of the interior and foreign relations. He took vigorous measures against the powerful party leaders and revolutionary chieftains, and established peace in the interior. Afterward, in order to settle the frequent disputes between the government and the church by means of a concordat, he accepted the mission to European governments. On his return in 1853, as the government refused to ratify the concordat negotiated by him, he retired from polities to his duties as rector of the College of San Carlos. In 1859 General Castilla nominated him for the bishopric of Arequipa, of which he took possession the same year. When in 1860 a modification of the constitution was proposed, he was elected to congress to defend the ultramontane Catholic principles and the rights of the church. He was again elected president of the lower house, and ably defended the church against the encroachments of the government; but, when he saw that his ideas could not prevail, he retired again to the exercise of his episcopal duties.