Diego Torres Altamirano
| Most Reverend Diego Torres Altamirano | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cartagena in Colombia |
| In office | 1618–1621 |
| Predecessor | Pedro Vega |
| Successor | Francisco Sotomayor |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 28 Oct 1618 by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1557 Trujillo, Spain |
| Died | 10 Dec 1621 (age 64) Cartagena, Colombia |
Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (1557–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia (1618–1621).[1]
Biography
Diego Torres Altamirano was born in Trujillo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 26 Jun 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia.[3][2] On 28 Oct 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima.[2] He served as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia until his death on 10 Dec 1621.[2]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Ambrosio Vallejo Mejia, Bishop of Popayán (1620).[2]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cartagena". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
References
- Back to citation Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137. (in Latin); "Bishop Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017; Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Back to citation occurrence 2.4 "Bishop Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- Back to citation Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137. (in Latin)