Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M. (died 19 October 1557) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1548–1557).[1][2]
Biography
Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro was appointed a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2]
On 13 June 1548, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Tlaxcala,[1][2] and was accordingly consecrated on 7 April 1549 by Juan Lopez de Zárate, Bishop of Antequera.[2]
He was the principal consecrator of Pedro Gómez Malaver, Bishop of Guadalajara (1550).[2] In 1555, he attended the First Mexican Provincial Council.[3]
Osacastro died on 19 October 1557.[2]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPablo Gil de Talavera | Bishop of Tlaxcala 1548–1557 | Succeeded byFernando de Villagómez |
References
- 1.[1.2]Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (in Latin) (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 314.
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6]"Bishop Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 January 2017
- 3.Dussel, Enrique (1981). A History of the Church in Latin America: Colonialism to Liberation (1492-1979). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8028-2131-7.