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
ChurchCatholic Church
PredecessorJulián de Cortázar
SuccessorMelchor Maldonado y Saavedra
Previous post(s)Bishop of Paraguay (1620–1628)
Orders
Consecration15 August 1621
by Pedro Carranza Salinas
Personal details
Born1570
Madrid, Spain
Died17 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).[1]

Biography

Tomás de la Torre Gibaja was born in Madrid, Spain in 1570 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2][3] On 30 March 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2][3] On 15 August 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Carranza Salinas, Bishop of Buenos Aires.[2][3] On 3 September 1628, he was selected as Bishop of Córdoba and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 11 December 1628.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 17 July 1630.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 98 and 348. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ a b c d e Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Paraguay
1620–1628 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Córdoba
1628–1630 		Succeeded by


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