Diego López de la Vega

Most Reverend Diego López de la Vega
Bishop of Coria
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Coria
In office	1658–1659
Predecessor	Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
Successor	Francisco de Gamboa
Orders
Consecration	6 Mar 1650 by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Personal details
Born	1591 Tortuera, Spain
Died	5 Jun 1659 (age 68) Coria, Cáceres, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Badajoz (1649–1658)

Diego López de la Vega (1591–1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1658–1659) and Bishop of Badajoz (1649–1658).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Diego López de la Vega was born in Tortuera, Spain in 1591.^[1] On 29 Apr 1649, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 23 Aug 1649 as Bishop of Badajoz.^[1] On 6 Mar 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala.^[1] On 28 Jan 1658, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Coria.^[1] He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 5 Jun 1659.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Diego López de la Vega" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
2. "Diocese of Coria-Cáceres" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Coria-Cáceres" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016