Tomás de la Torre Gibaja

Most Reverend
Tomás de la Torre Gibaja
Bishop of Córdoba
Church Catholic Church
Predecessor Julián de Cortázar
Successor Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra
Orders
Consecration 15 August 1621
by Pedro Carranza Salinas
Personal details
Born 1570
Madrid, Spain
Died 17 July 1630 (age 60)
Córdoba, Argentina
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Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P. or Tomás de Torres (1570–1630) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1628–1630) and Bishop of Paraguay (1620–1628).[1]

Biography

Tomás de la Torre Gibaja was born in Madrid, Spain in 1570 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2][3] On 30 March 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2][3] On 15 August 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Carranza Salinas, Bishop of Buenos Aires.[2][3] On 3 September 1628, he was selected as Bishop of Córdoba and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 11 December 1628.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 17 July 1630.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 98 and 348. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Asunción". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción (Paraguay)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Córdoba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Santiago del Estero (Argentina)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Lorenzo Pérez de Grado		 Bishop of Paraguay
1620–1628		 Succeeded by
Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar
Preceded by
Julián de Cortázar		 Bishop of Córdoba
1628–1630		 Succeeded by
Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra
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