Feliciano de la Vega Padilla

Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (1582-December 1640) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico (1638–1640), Bishop of La Paz (1633–1638), and Bishop of Popayán (1631–1633).

Biography

On February 10, 1631, Feliciano de la Vega Padilla was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Popayán. On December 21, 1631, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte, Archbishop of Lima. On September 5, 1633, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of La Paz. On September 13, 1638, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Mexico where he served until his death in December 1640.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Diego de Zambrana de Villalobos y Cordero, Bishop of Concepción (1636); and principal co-consecrator of Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Bishop of Arequipa (1633).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Popayán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Diocese of Popayán (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of La Paz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of México". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of México". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)