Diego de Guevara y Estrada

Diego de Guevara y Estrada (1612 – April 1642) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1641–1642).[1]

Most Reverend Diego de Guevara y Estrada
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
In office	1641–1642
Predecessor	Facundo de la Torre
Successor	Maestro Valderas
Orders
Consecration	by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Personal details
Born	1612 México
Died	April 1642 (age 30) Santo Domingo
Nationality	Mexican

Biography

Diego de Guevara y Estrada was born in México.[1] On June 19, 1641, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on January 13, 1642 by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[1] He was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala with Father Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz assisting.[1] He served as Bishop of Santo Domingo until his death in April 1642.[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Diego de Guevara y Estrada" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}