Miguel Avellán

Most Reverend

Miguel Avellán
Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Toledo
Orders
Ordination1600
Personal details
Born1580
DiedOctober 1650 (age 70)

Miguel Avellán, O.F.M. (24 April 1580 – October 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1633–1650).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Miguel Avellán was born in Huéscar, Spain[2] and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor in 1600.[1][2] On 20 June 1633 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and Titular Bishop of Siriensis.[2] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo until his death in October 1650.[2]

Episcopal succession

As auxiliary bishop of a prominent Spanish archdiocese, he participated in many of the country's consecration of bishops serving as the principal consecrator of:[2]

and principal co-consecrator of:[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 317.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Miguel Avellán, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Toledo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  4. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 15, 2016