Miguel Avellán, O.F.M. (24 April 1580 – October 1650) was a

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Biography

Miguel Avellán was born in Huéscar, Spain and ordained a priest in the

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in 1600. On 20 June 1633 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and Titular Bishop of ''Siriensis''. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo until his death in October 1650.

Episcopal succession

As auxiliary bishop of a prominent Spanish archdiocese, he participated in many of the country's consecration of bishops serving as the

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of: * Antonio González Acevedo, Bishop of Almería (1634); and

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of:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Avellan, Miguel 1580 births 1650 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII

Biography

Episcopal succession

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