Diego de Medellín

Diego de Medellín, O.F.M. (1496 – November 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1574–1592).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Diego de Medellín
Bishop of Santiago de Chile
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Santiago de Chile
In office1574–1592
PredecessorFernando de Barrionuevo
SuccessorPedro de Azuaga
Orders
Consecration1577
by Antonio Avendaño y Paz
Personal details
Born1496
Medellín, Spain
DiedNovember 1592 (age 96)
Santiago de Chile
NationalitySpanish

Biography

Diego de Medellín was born in Medellín, Spain in 1496 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On 18 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Santiago de Chile.[1] In 1577, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Avendaño y Paz, Bishop of Concepción, assisted by Agustín de Cisneros Montesa, Priest of Concepción.[1] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Chile until his death in November 1592.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Agustín de Cisneros Montesa, Bishop of Concepción (1590); and the principal co-consecrator of Alfonso Guerra, Bishop of Paraguay (1582)[1]

References

  1. "Bishop Diego de Medellín, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Fernando de Barrionuevo
Bishop of Santiago de Chile
1574–1592
Succeeded by
Pedro de Azuaga
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