Bishop Melchor Soria Vera y Diaz †

Deceased

Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain

Titular Bishop of Troas

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
4 Jun 1558		Born
23 Sep 1581	23.3	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Jaén, Spain
9 Jun 1582	24.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Jaén, Spain
17 Jun 1602	44.0	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
17 Jun 1602	44.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Troas
22 Sep 1602	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Troas
29 Sep 1643	85.3	Died	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain

MicroData Summary for Melchor Soria Vera y Diaz
(WikiData: Q23617917)
Bishop Melchor Soria Vera y Diaz (born 4 Jun 1558, died 29 Sep 1643) Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo

Event Place
Birth Place Jaén, Diocese of Jaén
Ordained Deacon Cathedral, Baeza, Diocese of Jaén
Ordained Priest Church, Villanueva de Andújar, Diocese of Jaén
Ordained Bishop Chapel of the Consecrator, Toledo, Archdiocese of Toledo
Death Place Toledo, Archdiocese of Toledo
Buried Place (Original) Convento las Benitas, Toledo, Archdiocese of Toledo
Buried Place (Current) Convento las Bernardas, Jaén, Diocese of Jaén

a priest for 61.3 years
a bishop for 41.0 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Bishop Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza †
Bishop of Jaén
Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza †
Bishop of Jaén
Principal Consecrator:
Bernardo Cardinal de Rojas y Sandoval †
Archbishop of Toledo
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Diego de la Calzada †
Titular Bishop of Salona
Bishop Alfonso Vidal, O.F.M. Obs. †
Bishop of Lipari

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bernardo Cardinal de Rojas y Sandoval † (1586)
Archbishop of Toledo
Rodrigo Cardinal de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) † (1574)
Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}
Bishop Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela † (1572)
Bishop of Cuenca
Diego Cardinal Espinosa Arévalo †
Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Diego Castejón Fonseca † (1634)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Jaén, Diocese of Jaén
Ordained Deacon	Cathedral, Baeza, Diocese of Jaén
Ordained Priest	Church, Villanueva de Andújar, Diocese of Jaén
Ordained Bishop	Chapel of the Consecrator, Toledo, Archdiocese of Toledo
Death Place	Toledo, Archdiocese of Toledo
Buried Place (Original)	Convento las Benitas, Toledo, Archdiocese of Toledo
Buried Place (Current)	Convento las Bernardas, Jaén, Diocese of Jaén

Source(s):

bp/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 141, Additions/Corrections (back)
b: Episcopologio Español, Volume 1,500, Page 117, Number 742
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 346
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1602, Number 42
b/c2+: CB, 13 Aug 2022
b/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 253, Number 20,959

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a priest for 61.3 years a bishop for 41.0 years	Ordained Deacon by: Bishop Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza † Bishop of Jaén Ordained Priest by: Bishop Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza † Bishop of Jaén Principal Consecrator: Bernardo Cardinal de Rojas y Sandoval † Archbishop of Toledo Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Diego de la Calzada † Titular Bishop of Salona Bishop Alfonso Vidal, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Lipari
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bernardo Cardinal de Rojas y Sandoval † (1586) Archbishop of Toledo Rodrigo Cardinal de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) † (1574) Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville} Bishop Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela † (1572) Bishop of Cuenca Diego Cardinal Espinosa Arévalo † Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Diego Castejón Fonseca † (1634)