Diego de Romano y Govea

Diego de Romano y Govea (1538 – 12 April 1606) served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1578–1606).^[1]

Biography

Diego de Romano y Govea was born in Valladolid, Spain.^[1] On January 13, 1578, Pope Gregory XIII appointed him as Bishop of Tlaxcala.^[1] On December 2, 1578, he was installed as bishop.^[1] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 12 April 1606.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[1]

• Bartolomé de Ledesma, Bishop of Panamá;
• Francisco Santos García de Ontiveros y Martínez, Bishop of Guadalajara;
• Ignacio Santibáñez, Archbishop of Manila;
• Pedro de Agurto, Bishop of Cebu;
• Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada;
• Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz, Bishop of Paraguay;

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Alfonso Graniero Avalos, Bishop of La Plata o Charcas.

References

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}