Predecessor None Nationality Spanish | In office 1633–1639 Died 5 April 1651 | |
Archdiocese Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad | ||
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).
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Biography
Timoteo Pérez Vargas was born in Palermo, Italy and was ordained a priest in the Order of Discalced Carmelites on June 8, 1612. September 6, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Coadjutor Bishop of Ispahan. On September 6, 1632, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Baghdad. On September 19, 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Priest Santo Stefano al Monte Celio. On September 5, 1633, he succeeded to the Bishopric of Ispahan. On December 23, 1639, he resigned as Bishop of Baghdad and as Bishop of Ispahan and was appointed Titular Bishop of Lystra. He died on April 5, 1651.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
and the principal co-consecrator of:
He also presided over the priestly ordination of: