| 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 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Caracas (1639–1652) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 March 1600 |
| Consecration | 18 December 1639 by Juan Alonso y Ocón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1586 Villacastín, Spain |
| Died | 22 October 1666 (age 80) Ciudad Real de Chiapas, Mexico |
| Nationality | Spanish |
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).
Early life
Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado was born in Villacastín, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of St. Benedict on 13 March 1600. On 3 October 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Caracas.
On 18 December 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. On 16 December 1652, he was appointed by Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Chiapas where he served until his death on 22 October 1666.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
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).
References
- ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. pp. 148 and 363.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Mauro Diego (Marcos) de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 2, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops)
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJuan López de Agurto de la Mata | Bishop of Caracas 1639–1652 |
Succeeded byAlonso de Briceño |
| Preceded byDomingo Ramírez de Arellano | Bishop of Chiapas 1652–1656 |
Succeeded byBernardo Cristóbal de Quirós |
