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Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado

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Most Reverend

Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado
Bishop of Chiapas
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Chiapas
In office1652–1656
PredecessorDomingo Ramírez de Arellano
SuccessorBernardo Cristóbal de Quirós
Previous post(s)Bishop of Caracas (1639–1652)
Orders
Ordination13 March 1600
Consecration18 December 1639
by Juan Alonso y Ocón
Personal details
Born1586
Died22 October 1666 (age 80)
Ciudad Real de Chiapas, Mexico
NationalitySpanish

Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B. or Marcos de Tovar y Valle Maldonado (1586 – 22 October 1666) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiapas (1652–1656), and Bishop of Caracas (1639–1652).[1][2][3]

Early life

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Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado was born in Villacastín, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of St. Benedict on 13 March 1600.[2][3] On 3 October 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Caracas.[1][2][3]

On 18 December 1639, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Alonso y Ocón, Bishop of Yucatán with Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Bishop of Ispahan, as co-consecrators.[2][3] On 16 December 1652, he was appointed by Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Chiapas where he served until his death on 22 October 1666.[1][2][3]

Episcopal succession

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While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. pp. 148 and 363.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Bishop Mauro Diego (Marcos) de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ a b c d e Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Caracas
1639–1652
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Chiapas
1652–1656
Succeeded by