Diego de Romano y Govea (1538 – 12 April 1606) served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1578–1606).[1]
Biography
Diego de Romano y Govea was born in Valladolid, Spain.[1] On January 13, 1578, Pope Gregory XIII appointed him as Bishop of Tlaxcala,[1] and he was accordingly installed on December 2, 1578.[1] In 1585, he attended the Third Mexican Provincial Council.[2]
He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 12 April 1606.[1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]
- Bartolomé de Ledesma, Bishop of Panamá;
- Francisco Santos García de Ontiveros y Martínez, Bishop of Guadalajara;
- Ignacio Santibáñez, Archbishop of Manila;
- Pedro de Agurto, Bishop of Cebu;
- Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada;
- Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz, Bishop of Paraguay;
and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAntonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina | Bishop of Tlaxcala 1578–1606 | Succeeded byAlfonso de la Mota y Escobar |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4][1.5][1.6][1.7]Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Diego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria)" retrieved November 9, 2015
- 2.Poole, Stafford (1963). "The Church and the Repartimientos in the Light of the Third Mexican Council, 1585". The Americas. 20 (1): 3–36. doi:10.2307/979670. ISSN 0003-1615. Retrieved 24 May 2024.