Miguel Avellán
| Most Reverend Miguel Avellán | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Toledo |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1600 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1580 Huéscar, Spain |
| Died |
October 1650 (age 70) Toledo, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Miguel Avellán (April 24, 1580-October 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1633-1650).[1][2]
Biography
Miguel Avellán was born in Huéscar, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor in 1600.[1] On June 20, 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.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo until his death in October 1650.[1]
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 of:[1]
- Antonio González Acevedo, Bishop of Almería (1634);
and principal co-consecrator of:[1]
- Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, Bishop of Chiapas (1633);
- Bartolomé Santos de Risoba, Bishop of León (1634);
- Antonio Valdés Herrera, Bishop of Mondoñedo (1634);
- Diego Castejón Fonseca, Bishop of Lugo (1634);
- Luis García Rodríguez, Bishop of Orense (1634);
- Diego Arce Reinoso, Bishop of Tui (1636);
- Diego Serrano Sotomayor, Bishop of Solsona (1636);
- Juan Velasco Acevedo, Bishop of Orense (1637);
- Juan Alonso y Ocón, Bishop of Yucatán (1638);
- Diego Rueda Rico, Bishop of Tui (1639);
- Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela (1639);
- Antonio Guzmán Cornejo, Bishop of Tui (1640);
- Domingo Ramírez de Arellano, Bishop of Chiapas (1641);
- Pedro Rosales Encio, Bishop of Lugo (1641);
- Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, Bishop of Panamá (1642);
- José de Argáiz Pérez, Bishop of Almería (1642);
- Juan Piñeiro Osorio, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1643);
- Antonio Paiño Sevilla, Bishop of Orense (1643);
- Juan Sánchez Alonso de Guevara, Bishop of Lugo (1643);
- Pedro Urbina Montoya, Bishop of Coria (1644);
- Juan Juániz de Echalar, Bishop of Mondoñedo (1645);
- Juan Ortiz de Zárate (bishop), Bishop of Salamanca (1645);
- Juan del Pozo Horta, Bishop of Lugo (1646); and
- Francisco Torres Grijalba, Bishop of Mondoñedo (1648).
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Miguel Avellán, O.F.M." retrieved January 12, 2015
- ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain" retrieved December 31, 2015
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