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Biography

Diego Pereda was born in 1574 and ordained a priest in the Oblates of Wisdom. On 17 Mar 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XV Pope Gregory XV ( la, Gregorius XV; it, Gregorio XV; 9 January 15548 July 1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 to his death in July 1623. Biography Early life Al ...

as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and

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of ''Sidon''. He was consecrated bishop on 5 Sep 1621. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo until his death in 1634. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of

Juan Martínez de Peralta ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

Bishop of Tui The Diocese of Tui-Vigo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northwestern Spain. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.

(1621); and Bernardino de Sena,

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(1631).

References

17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XV 1574 births 1634 deaths {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub