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Diego Gómez de Lamadrid

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Most Reverend
Diego Gómez de Lamadrid
Archbishop of Badajoz
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Badajoz
In office 1578–1601
Predecessor Diego de Simancas
Successor Andrés Fernández de Córdoba y Carvajal
Previous post Archbishop of Lima (1577–1578)
Personal details
Born 1529
Potes Spain
Died August 15, 1601 (age 72)

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T. (1529 – August 15, 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Badajoz (1578–1601) and then second Archbishop of Lima (1577–1578).[1][2]

Biography

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid was born in Potes Spain and ordained a priest in then Trinitarian Order.[2] On March 27, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him then second Archbishop of Lima replacing Jerónimo de Loayza.[1][2] On June 13, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him as Archbishop (personal title) of then Diocese of Badajoz where he served until his death on August 15, 1601.[1][2] His successor in Lima was Saint Turibius de Mogrovejo.

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