Diego Castejón Fonseca (1580 – 19 February 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tarazona (1643–1655) and Bishop of Lugo (1634–1636).[1]
diego, castejón, fonseca, 1580, february, 1655, roman, catholic, prelate, served, bishop, tarazona, 1643, 1655, bishop, lugo, 1634, 1636, most, reverendbishop, tarazonachurchcatholic, churchdiocesediocese, tarazonain, office1643, 1655predecessorbaltasar, navar. Diego Castejon Fonseca 1580 19 February 1655 was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tarazona 1643 1655 and Bishop of Lugo 1634 1636 1 Most ReverendDiego Castejon FonsecaBishop of TarazonaChurchCatholic ChurchDioceseDiocese of TarazonaIn office1643 1655PredecessorBaltasar Navarro ArroytiaSuccessorPedro ManeroOrdersConsecration2 July 1634by Melchor Soria VeraPersonal detailsBorn1580Madrid SpainDied19 February 1655 age 75 Tarazona SpainNationalitySpanishPrevious post s Bishop of Lugo 1634 1636 Contents 1 Biography 2 Episcopal succession 3 References 4 External links and additional sourcesBiography EditDiego Castejon Fonseca was born in Madrid Spain in 1580 1 On 9 January 1634 he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lugo 1 On 2 July 1634 he was consecrated bishop by Melchor Soria Vera Titular Bishop of Troas with Miguel Avellan Titular Bishop of Siriensis and Timoteo Perez Vargas Bishop of Ispahan serving as co consecrators 1 On 1 May 1636 he resigned as Bishop of Lugo On 28 March 1643 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on 23 May 1644 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Tarazona 1 He served as Bishop of Tarazona until his death on 19 February 1655 1 Episcopal succession EditEpiscopal succession of Diego Castejon FonsecaWhile bishop he was the principal consecrator of 1 Juan Alonso y Ocon Bishop of Yucatan 1638 Francisco Diego Alarcon y Covarrubias Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo 1639 Cesare Facchinetti Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis 1639 Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval Bishop of Zamora 1639 and Hernando de Ramirez y Sanchez Bishop of Panama 1642 References Edit a b c d e f g Bishop Diego Castejon Fonseca Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved March 21 2016External links and additional sources EditCheney David M Diocese of Lugo Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved June 16 2018 for Chronology of Bishops self published Chow Gabriel Diocese of Lugo Spain GCatholic org Retrieved June 16 2018 for Chronology of Bishops self published Cheney David M Diocese of Tarazona Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved June 16 2018 for Chronology of Bishops self published Chow Gabriel Diocese of Tarazona Spain GCatholic org Retrieved June 16 2018 for Chronology of Bishops self published Catholic Church titlesPreceded byJuan del Aguila Velazquez Bishop of Lugo1634 1636 Succeeded byJuan Velez de ValdivielsoPreceded byBaltasar Navarro Arroytia Bishop of Tarazona1643 1655 Succeeded byPedro Manero This article about a Spanish Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diego Castejon Fonseca amp oldid 1114570484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
