Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés

Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B. (4 October 1587 – 6 December 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1655–1656) and Bishop of Durango (1639–1655).

Most Reverend Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés
Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Antequera
In office	1655–1656
Predecessor	Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides
Successor	Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos
Orders
Consecration	8 January 1640 by Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado
Personal details
Born	4 October 1587 Oviedo, Spain
Died	6 December 1656 (age 69) Antequera, Oaxaca, México
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Durango (1639–1655)

Biography

Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés was born in Oviedo, Spain on 4 October 1587 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[1][2] On 8 August 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Durango.[1] On 8 January 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala, with Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana, Bishop of Chiapas, and Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, Bishop of Caracas, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 14 May 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.[1] He served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca until his death on 6 December 1656.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin, Bishop of Durango (1656); and Juan de Montiel, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1656).[1]

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
2. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Durango". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Durango (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}