Diego Guevara (1568–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1616–1621).[1][2]
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.[1.2][1.3]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 125. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5]"Bishop Diego Guevara, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016