Melchor Soria Vera (died 1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1602–1643) and

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Biography

On 17 June 1602, Melchor Soria Vera was appointed during the papacy of

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as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and

of ''Troas''. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo until his death in 1643. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Diego Castejón Fonseca,

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(1634).

References

16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain 1643 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub