Diego Guevara

Diego Guevara, O.S.A. (1568–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1616–1621).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Diego Guevara
Bishop of Nueva Caceres
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1616–1621
PredecessorPedro Matías
SuccessorLuis de Cañizares
Orders
Consecration1616
by Pedro Castro Quiñones
Personal details
Born1568
Died1621
Nueva Caceres

Biography

Diego Guevar was born in Baeza, Spain in 1568 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 3 August 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Nueva Caceres.[1][2] In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Castro Quiñones, Archbishop of Seville.[2] He served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres until his death in 1621.[1][2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 125. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Diego Guevara, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016


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