Domingo Ramírez de Arellano,

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or Domingo de Villaescusa y Ramírez de Arellano (1568 – 2 July 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1652–1653) and

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Biography

Domingo Ramírez de Arellano was born in Villaescusa,

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in 1568 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 19 November 1640, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 24 March 1641, he was consecrated bishop by

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)''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 ''Lystra'', with

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of ''Siriensis'', and

Fernando Montero Espinosa Fernando Montero Espinosa Archbishop-elect of Manila (1644-1645), secular priest of Burgos, became first chaplain of the Royal Chapel of Philip IV. Consecrated bishop in Mexico in 1643 for Nueva Segovia, then appointed Archbishop of Manila in 164 ...

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, serving as co-consecrators. On 2 December 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. He served as Bishop of Yucatán until his death on 2 July 1653.

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