Diego López de la Vega

Diego López de la Vega (1591 – 5 June 1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1658–1659) and Bishop of Badajoz (1649–1658).[1][2]

Most Reverend Diego López de la Vega
Bishop of Coria
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Coria
In office	1658–1659
Predecessor	Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
Successor	Francisco de Gamboa
Orders
Consecration	6 March 1650 by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Personal details
Born	1591 Tortuera, Spain
Died	5 June 1659 (age 68) Coria, Cáceres, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Badajoz (1649–1658)

Biography

Diego López de la Vega was born in Tortuera, Spain in 1591.[2] On 29 April 1649, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 23 August 1649 as Bishop of Badajoz.[1][2] On 6 March 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala.[2] On 28 January 1658, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Coria.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 5 June 1659.[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 269 and 143. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Diego López de la Vega" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Coria-Cáceres". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Coria-Caceres (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}