Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado

Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B. or Marcos de Tovar y Valle Maldonado (1586 – 22 October 1666) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiapas (1652–1656), and Bishop of Caracas (1639–1652).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado
Bishop of Chiapas
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Chiapas
In office1652–1656
PredecessorDomingo Ramírez de Arellano
SuccessorBernardo Cristóbal de Quirós
Orders
Ordination13 March 1600
Consecration18 December 1639
by Juan Alonso y Ocón
Personal details
Born1586
Died22 October 1666 (age 80)
Ciudad Real de Chiapas, Mexico
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s)Bishop of Caracas (1639–1652)

Early life

Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado was born in Villacastín, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of St. Benedict on 13 March 1600.[2][3] On 3 October 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Caracas.[1][2][3]

On 18 December 1639, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Alonso y Ocón, Bishop of Yucatán with Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Bishop of Ispahan, as co-consecrators.[2][3] On 16 December 1652, he was appointed by Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Chiapas where he served until his death on 22 October 1666.[1][2][3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. pp. 148 and 363.
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Mauro Diego (Marcos) de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
  3. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
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