| Most Reverend Diego de Romano y Govea | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Tlaxcala | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tlaxcala. |
| In office | 1578–1606 |
| Predecessor | Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina |
| Successor | Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1538 Valladolid, Spain |
| Died | April 12, 1606 (age 68) Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Diego de Romano y Govea (1538 – 12 April 1606) served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1578–1606).
Biography
Diego de Romano y Govea was born in Valladolid, Spain. On January 13, 1578, Pope Gregory XIII appointed him as Bishop of Tlaxcala, and he was accordingly installed on December 2, 1578. In 1585, he attended the Third Mexican Provincial Council.
He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 12 April 1606.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
- 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:
References
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Diego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria)" retrieved November 9, 2015
- 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.
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)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAntonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina | Bishop of Tlaxcala 1578–1606 |
Succeeded byAlfonso de la Mota y Escobar |
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