Miguel Avellán,
O.F.M. (24 April 1580 – October 1650) was a
Roman Catholic
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prelate
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who served as
Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1633–1650).
["Bishop Miguel Avellán, O.F.M."]
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Biography
Miguel Avellán was born in
Huéscar, Spain and ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor
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in 1600.
On 20 June 1633 he was selected by the
King of Spain
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The Spanish ...
and confirmed by
Pope Urban VIII
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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
principal consecrator
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of:
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Antonio González Acevedo,
Bishop of Almería
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(1634);
and
principal co-consecrator
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of:
See also
*
Catholic Church in Spain
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The Spanish Constitution of 1978 establishes the non- ...
References
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1580 births
1650 deaths
17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain
Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII