He was ordained a priest and served as Guardian of the Convent of San Francisco in Lima.
[3] Upon the recommendation of King Philip IV, Pope Urban VIII chose him as Bishop of Nicaragua and Costa Rica on 28 July 1644.
[5] On 18 August 1653, Pope Julius III appointed Briceño Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.
When he arrived, he brought among his belongings a library of more than 1,000 large books, classified among the best that existed in the colonial period.
[4][5] The assets that he left after his death gave rise to numerous lawsuits for several years, between the Ecclesiastical Council, the Franciscan order and the relatives of the deceased.