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).[1]

Most Reverend Diego Castejón Fonseca
Bishop of Tarazona
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tarazona
In office	1643–1655
Predecessor	Baltasar Navarro Arroytia
Successor	Pedro Manero
Orders
Consecration	2 July 1634 by Melchor Soria Vera
Personal details
Born	1580 Madrid, Spain
Died	19 February 1655 (age 75) Tarazona, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Lugo (1634–1636)

Biography

Diego Castejón Fonseca was born in Madrid, Spain in 1580.[1] On 9 January 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lugo.[1] On 2 July 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Melchor Soria Vera, Titular Bishop of Troas, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Bishop of Ispahan, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 1 May 1636, he resigned as Bishop of Lugo. On 28 March 1643, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on 23 May 1644 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Tarazona.[1] He served as Bishop of Tarazona until his death on 19 February 1655.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]

• Juan Alonso y Ocón, Bishop of Yucatán (1638);
• Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1639);
• Cesare Facchinetti, Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1639);
• Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval, Bishop of Zamora (1639); and
• Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, Bishop of Panamá (1642).

References

1. "Bishop Diego Castejón Fonseca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lugo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lugo (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Tarazona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Tarazona (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Juan del Águila Velázquez	Bishop of Lugo 1634–1636	Succeeded by Juan Vélez de Valdivielso
Preceded by Baltasar Navarro Arroytia	Bishop of Tarazona 1643–1655	Succeeded by Pedro Manero