Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro
| Most Reverend Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Tlaxcala | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tlaxcala |
| In office | 1548–1557 |
| Predecessor | Pablo Gil de Talavera |
| Successor | Fernando de Villagómez |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 7 April 1549 by Juan Lopez de Zárate |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 19 October 1557 Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico |
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]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (in Latin) (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 314.
- 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 Back to citation occurrence 2.5 "Bishop Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 January 2017
- Back to citation 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.