Antonio Valdés Herrera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valdés and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

Antonio Valdés Herrera (1578 – 13 April 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1653–1657), Bishop of Osma (1641–1643), Bishop of Oviedo (1636–1641), and Bishop of Mondoñedo (1633–1636).

Most Reverend Antonio Valdés Herrera
Bishop of Córdoba
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Córdoba
In office	1653–1657
Predecessor	Juan Francisco Pacheco
Successor	Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Mondoñedo (1633–1636) Bishop of Oviedo (1636–1641) Bishop of Osma (1641–1643)
Orders
Ordination	by Fernando Valdés Llano
Consecration	19 March 1634
Personal details
Born	1578 Valladolid, Spain
Died	13 April 1657 (age 79) Córdoba, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Antonio Valdés Herrera was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1578. On 19 December 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Mondoñedo. On 19 March 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Fernando Valdés Llano, Archbishop of Granada, with Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop Emeritus of Ugento, and Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, serving as co-consecrators. On 23 June 1636, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Oviedo. On 21 May 1641, he selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 21 October 1641 as Bishop of Osma. On 13 July 1653, he selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 10 November 1653 as Bishop of Córdoba. He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 13 April 1657.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Oviedo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Osma-Soria". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Osma-Soria (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Córdoba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Córdoba". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}