Diego de Gorospe e Irala
| Most Reverend Diego de Gorospe e Irala | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Nueva Segovia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1699–1715 |
| Predecessor | Francisco Pizaro de Orellana |
| Successor | Pedro Mejorada |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 22 January 1702 by García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1649 Puebla, New Spain (now Mexico) |
| Died | 20 May 1715 (age 66) Vigan, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
Diego de Gorospe e Irala, O.P. (1649–1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1699–1715).[1]
Biography
Diego de Gorospe e Irala was born in Puebla, New Spain (now in Mexico), in 1649 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 1 June 1699, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Nueva Segovia[3][2] but did not arrive in the diocese until 1704.[4] His appointment filled a long vacancy in the bishopric as his predecessor died in 1683.[4]
On 22 January 1702, he was consecrated bishop by García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz, Bishop of Michoacán.[2] He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death on 20 May 1715.[2]
References
- Back to citation Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Padua: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 292–293. (in Latin); "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016; "Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 7, 2017
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Diego de Gorospe y [e] Irala, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- Back to citation Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Padua: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 292–293. (in Latin)
- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Blair, Emma Helen (March 24, 2011). The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Relating to China and the Chinese, Volume 21. p. 237.