Diego de los Cobos Molina

Diego de los Cobos Molina (died 1565) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaén (1560–1565) and Bishop of Ávila (1559–1560).[1][2]

Most Reverend Diego de los Cobos Molina
Bishop of Jaén
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Jaén
In office	1560–1565
Predecessor	Diego Tavera Ponce de Léon
Successor	Francisco Delgado López
Personal details
Born	Abeda, Spain
Died	8 September 1565 Toledo, Spain
Previous post	Bishop of Ávila (1559–1560)

Biography

Diego de los Cobos Molina was born in Abeda, Spain.[2] On 2 August 1559, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Bishop of Ávila.[1][2] On 4 September 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Jaén.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Jaén until his death in Toledo, Spain on 8 September 1565.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1560).[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 92 and 203. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Diego de los Cobos Molina" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

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