 On June 4, 1685 he was appointed Bishop of Santiago de Cuba by Pope Innocent XI and was ordained bishop on August 29, 1704 by Cardinal Savo Millini, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain.He donated his orchard in Havana for the building of Convent of Belén (later used as the Colegio de Belén).He died in Havana on August 29, 1704.