Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado
| Most Reverend Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chiapas | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chiapas |
| In office | 1652-1656 |
| Predecessor | Domingo Ramírez de Arellano |
| Successor | Bernardo Cristóbal de Quirós |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 Mar 1600 |
| Consecration |
18 Dec 1639 by Juan Alonso y Ocón |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1586 Villacastín, Spain |
| Died |
22 Oct 1666 (age 80) Ciudad Real de Chiapas, Mexico |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post | Bishop of Caracas (1639-1652) |
Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B. or Marcos de Tovar y Valle Maldonado (1586 – 22 October, 1666) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiapas (1652-1656), and Bishop of Caracas (1639-1652).[1][2][3]
Biography
Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado was born in Villacastín, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of St. Benedict on 13 Mar 1600.[1] On 3 Oct 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Caracas.[1] On 18 Dec 1639, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Alonso y Ocón, Bishop of Yucatán with Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Bishop of Ispahan, as co-consecrators.[1] On 16 Dec 1652, he was appointed by Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Chiapas where he served until his death on 22 Oct 1666.[1] While bishop, he served as the principal consecrator of Hernando de Lobo Castrillo, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1650); and the principal co-consecrator of Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala (1639); and Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, Bishop of Durango (1640).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Mauro Diego (Marcos) de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B." retrieved February 4, 2016
- ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas" retrieved December 4, 2015
- ↑ GCatholic.org: "Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas" retrieved December 31, 2015
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Juan López de Agurto de la Mata |
Bishop of Caracas 1639-1652 |
Succeeded by Alonso de Briceño |
| Preceded by Domingo Ramírez de Arellano |
Bishop of Chiapas 1652-1656 |
Succeeded by Bernardo Cristóbal de Quirós |