Diego López de la Vega

Most Reverend

Diego López de la Vega
Bishop of Coria
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Coria
In office1658–1659
PredecessorAntonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
SuccessorFrancisco de Gamboa
Previous post(s)Bishop of Badajoz (1649–1658)
Orders
Consecration6 March 1650
by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Personal details
Born1591
Tortuera, Spain
Died5 June 1659 (age 68)
Coria, Cáceres, Spain
NationalitySpanish

Diego López de la Vega (1591 – 5 June 1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1658–1659) and Bishop of Badajoz (1649–1658).[1][2]

Biography

Diego López de la Vega was born in Tortuera, Spain in 1591.[2] On 29 April 1649, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 23 August 1649 as Bishop of Badajoz.[1][2] On 6 March 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala.[2] On 28 January 1658, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Coria.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 5 June 1659.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 269 and 143. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Diego López de la Vega" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Badajoz
1649–1658 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Coria
1658–1659 		Succeeded by


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