Diego de los Cobos Molina

Diego de los Cobos Molina was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaén and Bishop of Ávila.

Biography

Diego de los Cobos Molina was born in Ubeda, Spain, around 1516. He was the brother of
Secretary of State Juan Vázquez de Molina and the nephew of Francisco de los Cobos.
On 2 August 1559, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Bishop of Ávila.
On 4 September 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Jaén.
He served as Bishop of Jaén until his death in Toledo, Spain on 8 September 1565.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva, Archbishop of Santo Domingo.