Diego de Romano y Govea

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romano and the second or maternal family name is Govea.
Most Reverend

Diego de Romano y Govea
Bishop of Tlaxcala
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Tlaxcala.
In office1578–1606
PredecessorAntonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina
SuccessorAlfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Personal details
Born1538
Valladolid, Spain
DiedApril 12, 1606 (age 68)
Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico
NationalitySpanish

Diego de Romano y Govea (1538 – 12 April 1606) served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1578–1606).[1]

Biography

Diego de Romano y Govea was born in Valladolid, Spain.[1] On January 13, 1578, Pope Gregory XIII appointed him as Bishop of Tlaxcala,[1] and he was accordingly installed on December 2, 1578.[1] In 1585, he attended the Third Mexican Provincial Council.[2]

He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 12 April 1606.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Diego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria)" retrieved November 9, 2015
  2. ^ Poole, Stafford (1963). "The Church and the Repartimientos in the Light of the Third Mexican Council, 1585". The Americas. 20 (1): 3–36. doi:10.2307/979670. ISSN 0003-1615. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Tlaxcala
1578–1606 		Succeeded by


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