Diego de Sarmiento
| Most Reverend Diego de Sarmiento | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Santiago de Cuba | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Santiago de Cuba |
| In office | 1536–1544 |
| Predecessor | Miguel Ramírez de Salamanca |
| Successor | Fernando de Uranga |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1536 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Burgos, Spain |
| Died | 30 May 1547 Sevilla, Spain |
Diego de Sarmiento, O.Cart. (died 30 May 1547) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1536–1544).[1]
Biography
Diego de Sarmiento was born in Burgos, Spain and ordained a priest in the Carthusian Order.[2] On 20 October 1535, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2] In 1536, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his resignation in 1544.[2] He died on 30 May 1547 in Sevilla, Spain.[1][2]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 182. (in Latin)
- 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 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Diego de Sarmiento, O.Cart". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]