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 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1616–1621 |
| Predecessor | Pedro Matías |
| Successor | Luis de Cañizares |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1616 by Pedro Castro Quiñones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1568 |
| Died | 1621 Nueva Caceres |
Biography
editDiego 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
edit- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 125. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Diego Guevara, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
External links and additional sources
edit- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caceres (Philippines)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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