Diego de Romano y Govea

Diego de Romano y Govea (1538 – 12 April 1606) served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1578–1606).

Biography

Diego de Romano y Govea was born in Valladolid, Spain. On January 13, 1578, Pope Gregory XIII appointed him as Bishop of Tlaxcala, and he was accordingly installed on December 2, 1578. In 1585, he attended the Third Mexican Provincial Council.

He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 12 April 1606.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

• Bartolomé de Ledesma, Bishop of Panamá;
• Francisco Santos García de Ontiveros y Martínez, Bishop of Guadalajara;
• Ignacio Santibáñez, Archbishop of Manila;
• Pedro de Agurto, Bishop of Cebu;
• Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada;
• Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz, Bishop of Paraguay;

and the principal co-consecrator of:

• Alfonso Graniero Avalos, Bishop of La Plata o Charcas.

References

External links and additional sources

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