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
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Antequera
In office1655–1656
PredecessorBartolomé de Benavente y Benavides
SuccessorJuan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos
Orders
Consecration8 January 1640
by Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado
Personal details
Born4 October 1587
Oviedo, Spain
Died6 December 1656 (age 69)
Antequera, Oaxaca, México
NationalitySpanish
Previous postBishop 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]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Alfonso de Franco y Luna		 Bishop of Durango
1639–1655		 Succeeded by
Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin
Preceded by
Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides		 Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
1655–1656		 Succeeded by
Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos


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