Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P. or Tomás de Torres (1570–1630) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1628–1630) and Bishop of Paraguay (1620–1628).[1]
Most Reverend Tomás de la Torre Gibaja | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Córdoba | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Predecessor | Julián de Cortázar |
| Successor | Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Paraguay (1620–1628) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 15 August 1621 by Pedro Carranza Salinas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1570 |
| Died | 17 July 1630 (age 60) Córdoba, Argentina |
Biography
editTomás 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
edit- ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 98 and 348. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ a b c d e Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
edit- 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]
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