Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés

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Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B. (4 October 1587 – 6 December 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1655–1656) and Bishop of Durango (1639–1655).

Biography

Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés was born in Oviedo, Spain on 4 October 1587 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[1][2] On 8 August 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Durango.[1] On 8 January 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala, with Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana, Bishop of Chiapas, and Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, Bishop of Caracas, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 14 May 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.[1] He served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca until his death on 6 December 1656.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin, Bishop of Durango (1656); and Juan de Montiel, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1656).[1]

  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Durango". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Durango (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byAlfonso de Franco y LunaBishop of Durango 1639–1655Succeeded byPedro de Barrientos Lomelin
Preceded byBartolomé de Benavente y BenavidesBishop of Antequera, Oaxaca 1655–1656Succeeded byJuan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4][1.5][1.6]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]
  2. 2.Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]