Tomás de la Torre Gibaja explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Tomás de la Torre Gibaja
Bishop of Córdoba
Church:Catholic Church
Predecessor:Julián de Cortázar
Successor:Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra
Consecration:15 August 1621
Consecrated By:Pedro Carranza Salinas
Birth Date:1570
Death Date:17 July 1630 (age 60)
Previous Post:Bishop of Paraguay (1620–1628)

Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P. or Tomás de Torres (1570–1630) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1628–1630) and Bishop of Paraguay (1620–1628).[1]

Biography

Tomás de la Torre Gibaja was born in Madrid, Spain in 1570 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] [3] On 30 March 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Paraguay.On 15 August 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Carranza Salinas, Bishop of Buenos Aires. On 3 September 1628, he was selected as Bishop of Córdoba and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 11 December 1628.He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 17 July 1630.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 98 and 348. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P. . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.