Diego de los Cobos Molina

Diego de los Cobos Molina (died 1565) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaén (1560–1565) and Bishop of Ávila (1559–1560).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Diego de los Cobos Molina
Bishop of Jaén
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Jaén
In office1560–1565
PredecessorDiego Tavera Ponce de Léon
SuccessorFrancisco Delgado López
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ávila (1559–1560)
Personal details
Born
Died8 September 1565
Toledo, Spain

Biography

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Diego de los Cobos Molina was born in Ubeda, Spain.[2] On 2 August 1559, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Bishop of Ávila.[1][2] On 4 September 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Jaén.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Jaén until his death in Toledo, Spain on 8 September 1565.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1560).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 92 and 203. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Diego de los Cobos Molina" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ávila
1559–1560
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Jaén
1560–1565
Succeeded by