Melchor Soria Vera (died 1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1602–1643) and
Titular Bishop of ''Troas'' (1602–1643).
["Bishop Melchor Soria Vera"]
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Biography
On 17 June 1602, Melchor Soria Vera was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII as
Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and
Titular Bishop of ''Troas''.
He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo until his death in 1643.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
Diego Castejón Fonseca
Diego Castejón Fonseca (1580 – 19 February 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tarazona (1643–1655) and Bishop of Lugo (1634–1636).[Bishop of Lugo
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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.] (1634).
References
16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain
1643 deaths
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
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