Diego Guzmán de Haros was born in
Ocaña in 1566. He was educated at the
University of Salamanca, completing
doctorates in
theology and
law. After he was
ordained as a
priest, he became
chaplain of the
Discalced Franciscans in
Madrid. In 1608, he became a royal chaplain in the household of
Philip III of Spain. He became a member of the Supreme Council of the
Spanish Inquisition in August 1613. He also became a
canon in the
cathedral chapter of
Cathedral of Toledo. The king also named him
preceptor for his daughters the
infantas Maria Anna of Spain. He was named
Patriarch of the West Indies on 14 March 1616 and Titular
Archbishop of Tyre on 18 April 1616. He was subsequently
consecrated as a
bishop. On 30 June 1620
Pope Paul V named him
Commissary Apostolic of the
Bull of the Crusade he issued that year. He was appointed
Archbishop of Seville on 15 September 1625.
Pope Urban VIII created him a
cardinal in pectore in the
consistory held on 19 November 1629. His appointment was published in the consistory of 15 July 1630. In early 1631, he traveled to the
Kingdom of Hungary to accompany his former pupil Maria Anna of Spain to her wedding with
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor. On his way home, he was to travel to
Rome to receive the
galero from the pope, but he died before that could happen, in
Ancona, on 21 January 1631. He was initially buried in the
Jesuit church in Ancona, and his remains were later returned to Madrid. ==Episcopal succession==