Diego Castejón Fonseca

Diego Castejón Fonseca (1580 – 19 February 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tarazona (1643–1655) and Bishop of Lugo (1634–1636).[1]

Most Reverend

Diego Castejón Fonseca
Bishop of Tarazona
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Tarazona
In office1643–1655
PredecessorBaltasar Navarro Arroytia
SuccessorPedro Manero
Orders
Consecration2 July 1634
by Melchor Soria Vera
Personal details
Born1580
Madrid, Spain
Died19 February 1655 (age 75)
Tarazona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s)Bishop of Lugo (1634–1636)

Biography

Diego Castejón Fonseca was born in Madrid, Spain in 1580.[1] On 9 January 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lugo.[1] On 2 July 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Melchor Soria Vera, Titular Bishop of Troas, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Bishop of Ispahan, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 1 May 1636, he resigned as Bishop of Lugo.

In June 1640, he became President of the Council of Castile. On 28 March 1643, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on 23 May 1644 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Tarazona.[1] He served as Bishop of Tarazona until his death on 19 February 1655.[1]

Episcopal succession

References
  1. "Bishop Diego Castejón Fonseca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lugo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lugo (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Tarazona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Tarazona (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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