Diego de Guevara y Estrada explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Diego de Guevara y Estrada
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
Term:1641–1642
Predecessor:Facundo de la Torre
Successor:Maestro Valderas
Consecrated By:Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Birth Date:1612
Birth Place:México
Death Date:April 1642 (age 30)
Death Place:Santo Domingo
Nationality:Mexican

Diego de Guevara y Estrada (1612  - April 1642) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1641–1642).[1]

Biography

Diego de Guevara y Estrada was born in México. On June 19, 1641, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on January 13, 1642, by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo. He was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala with Father Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz assisting. He served as Bishop of Santo Domingo until his death in April 1642.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdgye.html "Archbishop Diego de Guevara y Estrada"