Diego Guevara, O.S.A. (1568–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1616–1621). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Diego Guevara, O.S.A."
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Biography

Diego Guevar was born in

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in 1568 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 3 August 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Castro Quiñones,

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. He served as Bishop of Nueva Caceres until his death in 1621.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V 1621 deaths People from Baeza Augustinian bishops 1568 births Roman Catholic bishops of Cáceres {{Philippines-RC-bishop-stub