Gabriel Díaz Vara Calderón

Most Reverend
Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office 1671–1676
Predecessor Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán
Successor Juan Antonio García de Palacios
Orders
Consecration 4 Sep 1672
by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzman
Personal details
Born 1621
Madrid, Spain
Died 13 Mar 1676
Santiago de Cuba

Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón (1621–1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1671–1676).[1]

Biography

Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón was born in Madrid, Spain in 1621.[2] On 14 Dec 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2] On 4 Sep 1672, he was consecrated bishop by Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzman, Archbishop of Seville.[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 13 Mar 1676.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 225. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gabriel Díaz Vara y Calderón". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán		 Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1671–1676		 Succeeded by
Juan Antonio García de Palacios
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