Tomás de la Torre Gibaja


Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P. or Tomás de Torres was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba and Bishop of Paraguay.

Biography

Tomás de la Torre Gibaja was born in Madrid, Spain in 1570 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.
On 30 March 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Paraguay.
On 15 August 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Carranza Salinas, Bishop of Buenos Aires.
On 3 September 1628, he was selected as Bishop of Córdoba and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 11 December 1628.
He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death on 17 July 1630.