Tomás de la Torre Gibaja

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Torre and the second or maternal family name is Gibaja.

Most Reverend Tomás de la Torre Gibaja
Bishop of Córdoba
Church	Catholic Church
Predecessor	Julián de Cortázar
Successor	Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Paraguay (1620–1628)
Orders
Consecration	15 August 1621 by Pedro Carranza Salinas
Personal details
Born	1570 Madrid, Spain
Died	17 July 1630 (age 60) Córdoba, Argentina

Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P. or Tomás de Torres (1570–1630) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1628–1630) and Bishop of Paraguay (1620–1628).

Biography

Tomás de la Torre Gibaja was born in Madrid, Spain in 1570 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 30 March 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Paraguay. On 15 August 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Carranza Salinas, Bishop of Buenos Aires. On 3 September 1628, he was selected as Bishop of Córdoba and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 11 December 1628. He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 17 July 1630.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Asunción". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción (Paraguay)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Córdoba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Santiago del Estero (Argentina)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}