Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Santiago de Cuba
Term:1671–1676
Predecessor:Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán
Successor:Juan Antonio García de Palacios
Consecration:4 Sep 1672
Consecrated By:Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzman
Birth Date:1621
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Death Date:13 Mar 1676
Death Place:Santiago de Cuba

Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón (1621–1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1671–1676).[1]

Biography

Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón was born in Madrid, Spain in 1621.[2] On 14 Dec 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.On 4 Sep 1672, he was consecrated bishop by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzman, Archbishop of Seville. He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 13 Mar 1676.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 225. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.