Rafael Díaz de Cabrera explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Rafael Díaz de Cabrera
Bishop of Mondoñedo
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Diocese of Mondoñedo
Term:1618–1630
Predecessor:Pedro Fernández Zorrilla
Successor:Francisco Villafañe
Consecration:30 December 1618
Consecrated By:Fernando Acevedo González
Birth Date:1565
Birth Place:La Coronada, Spain
Death Date:30 September 1630 (age 65)
Death Place:Mondoñedo, Spain
Nationality:Spanish

Rafael Díaz de Cabrera (1565 - 30 September 1630) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mondoñedo (1618–1630).[1] [2]

Biography

Rafael Díaz de Cabrera was born in La Coronada, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of the Most Holy Trinity. On 6 August 1618, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Mondoñedo. On 30 December 1618, he was consecrated by Fernando Acevedo González, Archbishop of Burgos with Juan Zapata Osorio, Bishop of Zamora, and Francisco Pereira, Bishop of Miranda, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Mondoñedo until his death on 30 September 1630.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdiazdc.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Rafael Díaz de Cabrera, O.SS.T."
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mond0.htm GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Mondoñedo–Ferrol"