Most Reverend Feliciano de la Vega Padilla |
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Archbishop of Mexico | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Mexico |
Predecessor | Francisco Verdugo Cabrera |
Successor | Juan de Mañozca y Zamora |
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Consecration | December 21, 1631 by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte |
Personal details | |
Died | December 1640 Mexico City |
Nationality | Spanish |
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Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (died December 1640) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico (1638-1640), Bishop of La Paz (1633–1638), and Bishop of Popayán (1631–1633).
On February 10, 1631, Feliciano de la Vega Padilla was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Popayán. December 21, 1631, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte, Archbishop of Lima. On September 5, 1633, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of La Paz. On September 13, 1638, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Mexico where he served until his death in December 1640.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Diego de Zambrana de Villalobos y Cordero, Bishop of Concepción (1636); and principal co-consecrator of Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco, Bishop of Arequipa (1633).