Diego de los Cobos Molina (died 1565) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaén (1560–1565) and Bishop of Ávila (1559–1560).[1][2]
Biography
Diego de los Cobos Molina was born in Ubeda, Spain,[2] around 1516. He was the brother of Secretary of State Juan Vázquez de Molina and the nephew of Francisco de los Cobos.[3] On 2 August 1559, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Bishop of Ávila.[1][2] On 4 September 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Jaén.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Jaén until his death in Toledo, Spain on 8 September 1565.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1560).[2]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ávila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ávila". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Jaén". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Jaén". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byDiego Alava Esquivel | Bishop of Ávila 1559–1560 | Succeeded byAlvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento |
| Preceded byDiego Tavera Ponce de Léon | Bishop of Jaén 1560–1565 | Succeeded byFrancisco Delgado López |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 92 and 203. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6]"Bishop Diego de los Cobos Molina" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- 3."Diego de los Cobos" (in Spanish). Fundació Casa Ducal de Medianceli. Retrieved 2025-12-02.