Most Reverend

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid
Archbishop of Badajoz
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Badajoz
In office1578–1601
PredecessorDiego de Simancas
SuccessorAndrés Fernández de Córdoba y Carvajal
Personal details
Born1529
DiedAugust 15, 1601 (age 72)
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Lima (1577–1578)

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T. (1529 – August 15, 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Badajoz (1578–1601) and then second Archbishop of Lima (1577–1578).[1][2]

Biography

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid was born in Potes Spain and ordained a priest in then Trinitarian Order.[2] On March 27, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him then second Archbishop of Lima replacing Jerónimo de Loayza.[1][2] On June 13, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him as Archbishop (personal title) of then Diocese of Badajoz where he served until his death on August 15, 1601.[1][2] His successor in Lima was Saint Turibius de Mogrovejo.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 225 and 266. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Archbishop Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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