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Most Reverend

Diego de Sarmiento
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office1536-1544
PredecessorMiguel Ramírez de Salamanca
SuccessorFernando de Uranga
Orders
Consecration1536
Personal details
Died30 May 1547
Santiago de Cuba

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][2][3]

Biography

Diego de Sarmiento was ordained a priest in the Carthusian Order.[1] On 20 Oct 1535, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1] In 1536, he was consecrated bishop.[1] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his resignation in 1544.[1] He died on 30 May 1547.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Diego de Sarmiento, O.Cart." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved July 4, 2016
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1536-1544
Succeeded by