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Diego Castejón Fonseca

Most Reverend
Diego Castejón Fonseca
Bishop of Tarazona
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Tarazona
In office 1643-1655
Predecessor Baltasar Navarro Arroytia
Successor Pedro Manero
Orders
Consecration 2 July 1634
by Melchor Soria Vera
Personal details
Born 1580
Madrid, Spain
Died 19 February 1655 (age 75)
Tarazona, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Lugo (1634-1636)

Diego Castejón Fonseca (1580 – 19 February, 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tarazona (1643-1655) and Bishop of Lugo (1634-1636).

Diego Castejón Fonseca was born in Madrid, Spain in 1580. On 9 January 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lugo. On 2 July 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Melchor Soria Vera, Titular Bishop of Troas, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Bishop of Ispahan, serving as co-consecrators. On 1 May 1636, he resigned as Bishop of Lugo. On 28 March 1643, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on 23 May 1644 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Tarazona. He served as Bishop of Tarazona until his death on 19 February 1655.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:



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