Timoteo Pérez Vargas

Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D. (1595 – 5 April, 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Baghdad (1633–1639) and the second Bishop of Ispahan (1632–1639).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Most Reverend

Timoteo Pérez Vargas
Bishop of Baghdad
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseDiocese of Baghdad
In office1633–1639
PredecessorNone
SuccessorJean Duval
Orders
ConsecrationSeptember 19, 1632
by Bernardino Spada
Personal details
Born1595
Palermo, Italy
DiedApril 5, 1651
NationalitySpanish
Previous postBishop of Ispahan (1632–1639).

Biography

Timoteo Pérez Vargas was born in Palermo, Italy and was ordained a priest in the Order of Discalced Carmelites on June 8, 1612.[2] September 6, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Coadjutor Bishop of Ispahan.[1][2] On September 6, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Baghdad.[1][2] On September 19, 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Priest Santo Stefano al Monte Celio.[2] On September 5, 1633, he succeeded to the Bishopric of Ispahan.[1][2] On December 23, 1639, he resigned as Bishop of Baghdad and as Bishop of Ispahan and was appointed Titular Bishop of Lystra.[1][2] He died on April 5, 1651.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

He also presided over the priestly ordination of:[2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 106, 97, and 226. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Baghdad" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Archdiocese of Baghdad" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Archdiocese of Isfahan" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. "Archdiocese of Ispahan" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan Boldames Ibáñez
Bishop of Ispahan
1632–1639
Succeeded by
Jean Duval
Preceded by
New title
Bishop of Baghdad
1633–1639
Succeeded by
Jean Duval
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