Timoteo Pérez Vargas
| Most Reverend Timoteo Pérez Vargas | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Baghdad | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Diocese of Baghdad |
| In office | 1633-1639 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Jean Duval |
| Orders | |
| Consecration |
September 19, 1632 by Bernardino Spada |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1595 Palermo, Italy |
| Died | 1595-April 5, 1651 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post | Bishop of Ispahan (1632-1639). |
Timoteo Pérez Vargas(1595-April 5, 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Baghdad (1633-1639) and the second Bishop of Ispahan (1632-1639).[1][2][3]
Biography
Timoteo Pérez Vargas was born in Palermo, Italy and was ordained a priest in the Order of Discalced Carmelites on June 8, 1612.[1] September 6, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Coadjutor Bishop of Ispahan.[1] On September 6, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Baghdad.[1] On September 19, 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Priest Santo Stefano al Monte Celio.[1] On September 5, 1633, he succeeded to the Bishopric of Ispahan.[1] On December 23, 1639, he resigned as Bishop of Baghdad and as Bishop of Ispahan and was appointed Titular Bishop of Lystra.[1] He died on April 5, 1651.[1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]
- Domingo Ramírez de Arellano, Bishop of Chiapas (1641); and
- Pedro Rosales Encio, Bishop of Lugo (1641);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]
- Facundo de la Torre, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1632);
- Antonio González Acevedo, Bishop of Almería (1634);
- Diego Castejón Fonseca, Bishop of Lugo (1634);
- Diego Serrano Sotomayor, Bishop of Solsona (1636);
- Juan Velasco Acevedo, Bishop of Orense (1637);
- Juan Alonso y Ocón, Bishop of Yucatán (1638);
- Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1639);
- Cesare Facchinetti, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1639);
- Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval, Bishop of Zamora (1639);
- Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela (1639);
- Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, Bishop of Panamá (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 del Pozo Horta, Bishop of Lugo (1646); and
- Francisco Pio Guadalupe Téllez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1649).
He also presided over the priestly ordination of:[1]
- Diego Lozano González (1646).
References
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Juan Boldames Ibáñez |
Bishop of Ispahan 1632-1639 |
Succeeded by Jean Duval |
| Preceded by New title |
Bishop of Baghdad 1633-1639 |
Succeeded by Jean Duval |