Diego de Romano y Govea

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romano and the second or maternal family name is Govea.

Most Reverend Diego de Romano y Govea
Bishop of Tlaxcala
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tlaxcala.
In office	1578–1606
Predecessor	Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina
Successor	Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Personal details
Born	1538 Valladolid, Spain
Died	April 12, 1606 (age 68) Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico
Nationality	Spanish

Diego de Romano y Govea (1538 – 12 April 1606) served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1578–1606).

Biography

Diego de Romano y Govea was born in Valladolid, Spain. On January 13, 1578, Pope Gregory XIII appointed him as Bishop of Tlaxcala, and he was accordingly installed on December 2, 1578. In 1585, he attended the Third Mexican Provincial Council.

He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 12 April 1606.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

• Bartolomé de Ledesma, Bishop of Panamá;
• Francisco Santos García de Ontiveros y Martínez, Bishop of Guadalajara;
• Ignacio Santibáñez, Archbishop of Manila;
• Pedro de Agurto, Bishop of Cebu;
• Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada;
• Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz, Bishop of Paraguay;

and the principal co-consecrator of:

• Alfonso Graniero Avalos, Bishop of La Plata o Charcas.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}