Antonio González Acevedo (died 14 March 1642) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1637–1642) and

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(1633–1637). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Antonio González Acevedo"
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Biography

Antonio González Acevedo was ordained a priest on 17 December 1605. On 19 December 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 2 April 1634, he was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

bishop by

Miguel Avellán Miguel Avellán, O.F.M. (24 April 1580 – October 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1633–1650).Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of ''Siriensis'', with

Timoteo Pérez Vargas Timoteo Pérez Vargas, OCD (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). ''(in Latin)''Bishop of Ispahan A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti,

Bishop of Termia The Diocese of Termia or Diocese of Thermae or Diocese of Thermia (Latin: ''Dioecesis Thermiensis seu Firminiensis'') was a Latin Catholic crusader bishopric located in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea.co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

. On 5 October 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as

. He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 14 March 1642. While bishop, he was the

principal co-consecrator A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

of Juan Vélez de Valdivielso,

Bishop of Lugo __NOTOC__ The Catholic Diocese of Lugo is one of the five Roman Catholic sees within Galicia, in north-western Spain, and one of the four suffragans in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.

(1636).

References

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