Diego Requeséns

Diego Requeséns (died 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo (1647–1650) and Titular Archbishop of Cartagine (1637–1647).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Diego Requeséns
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Mazara del Vallo
In office	1647–1650
Predecessor	Giovanni Domenico Spinola
Successor	Charles Impellizzeri
Orders
Consecration	25 October 1637 by Bernardino Spada
Personal details
Died	March 1650 Mazara del Vallo, Italy
Previous post	Titular Archbishop of Cartagine (1637–1647)

Biography

On 7 September 1637, Diego Requeséns was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Titular Archbishop of Cartagine.[1][2] On 25 October 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Ottavio Corsini, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus, and Biago Proto de Rubeis, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 7 October 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Mazara del Vallo until his death in March 1650.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Jerónimo Domín Funes, Bishop of Gaeta (1637);
• Pietro Corsetto, Bishop of Cefalù (1638); and
• Roberto Strozzi, Bishop of Colle di Val d'Elsa (1638).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 136 and 235. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Diego Requeséns" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2017
3. "Cartagine (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2017
4. "Titular Metropolitan See of Cartagine" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Mazara del Vallo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Mazara del Vallo (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}