Diego Castejón Fonseca Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Diego Castejón Fonseca
Bishop of Tarazona
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Tarazona
Term:1643–1655
Predecessor:Baltasar Navarro Arroytia
Successor:Pedro Manero
Consecration:2 July 1634
Consecrated By:Melchor Soria Vera
Birth Date:1580
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Death Date:19 February 1655 (age 75)
Death Place:Tarazona, Spain
Previous Post:Bishop of Lugo (1634–1636)
Nationality:Spanish

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]

Biography

Diego Castejón Fonseca was born in Madrid, Spain in 1580. On 9 January 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lugo. On 2 July 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Melchor Soria Vera, Titular Bishop of Troas, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Bishop of Ispahan, serving as co-consecrators. On 1 May 1636, he resigned as Bishop of Lugo.

In June 1640, he became President of the Council of Castile.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. He served as Bishop of Tarazona until his death on 19 February 1655.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcafo.html "Bishop Diego Castejón Fonseca"