Diego Cabeza de Vaca (died 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Crotone (1623–1625).[1]

Most Reverend

Diego Cabeza de Vaca
Bishop of Crotone
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Crotone
In office1623–1625
PredecessorCarlo Catalani
SuccessorNiceforo Melisseno Comneno
Orders
Consecration4 February 1624
by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
DiedDecember 1625
Crotone, Italy

Biography

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A native of the diocese of Seville (Hispalis) in Spain, he was a doctor of theology and a Canon of the cathedral Chapter of Tuy (Tudensis) in Spain. He served as Visitor General of the bishop of Segovia. Cabeza de Vaca was a follower of Cardinal Antonio Zapata y Cisneros, who was Viceroy of Naples from 1620 to 1622.[2]

On 20 November 1623, Diego Cabeza de Vaca was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Crotone.[1] On 4 February 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Alessandro di Sangro, Archbishop of Benevento, and Agostino Morosini, Titular Archbishop of Damascus, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Crotone until his death in December 1625.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Bishop Diego Cabeza de Vaca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
  2. ^ Gauchat, p. 166 with note 5.
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  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Crotone
1623–1625
Succeeded by