Timoteo Pérez Vargas

Most Reverend
Timoteo Pérez Vargas
Bishop of Baghdad
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Diocese of Baghdad
In office 1633–1639
Predecessor None
Successor Jean Duval
Orders
Consecration September 19, 1632
by Bernardino Spada
Personal details
Born 1595
Palermo, Italy
Died April 5, 1651
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Ispahan (1632-1639).

Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D. (1595 – 5 April, 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Baghdad (1633–1639) and the second Bishop of Ispahan (1632–1639).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Timoteo Pérez Vargas was born in Palermo, Italy and was ordained a priest in the Order of Discalced Carmelites on June 8, 1612.[1] September 6, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Coadjutor Bishop of Ispahan.[1] On September 6, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Baghdad.[1] On September 19, 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Priest Santo Stefano al Monte Celio.[1] On September 5, 1633, he succeeded to the Bishopric of Ispahan.[1] On December 23, 1639, he resigned as Bishop of Baghdad and as Bishop of Ispahan and was appointed Titular Bishop of Lystra.[1] He died on April 5, 1651.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

He also presided over the priestly ordination of:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Bishop Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Baghdad" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Baghdad" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Archdiocese of Isfahan" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Archdiocese of Ispahan" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan Boldames Ibáñez
Bishop of Ispahan
1632–1639
Succeeded by
Jean Duval
Preceded by
New title
Bishop of Baghdad
1633–1639
Succeeded by
Jean Duval
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