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Diego Vargas (bishop)

Roman Catholic bishop

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ23620398 ↗
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Diego Vargas (died October 1633) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Potenza (1626–1633).

Biography

On 20 July 1626, Diego Vargas was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Potenza. He served as Bishop of Potenza until his death in October 1633.

References

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]

Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

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