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José González Díez

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Nationality
  
Spanish

In office
  
1630–1631

Died
  
1631, Burgos, Spain

Predecessor
  
Fernando Acevedo González

Successor
  
Fernando Andrade Sotomayor

Consecration
  
Apr 1616 by Fernando Acevedo González

Archdiocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Burgos

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José González Díez, O.P. (1566–1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Burgos (1630–1631), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1627–1630), Bishop of Pamplona (1625–1627), and Bishop of Palencia (1616–1625).

Biography

José González Díez was born in Villadiezma, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 29 Feb 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Palencia. In Apr 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Fernando Acevedo González, Archbishop of Burgos. On 30 Mar 1625, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 28 Jul 1625 as Bishop of Pamplona. On 14 Jan 1627, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 17 May 1627 as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. On 12 Aug 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Burgos. He served as Archbishop of Burgos until his death on 28 Mar 1631.

References

José González Díez Wikipedia