Diego Merino (bishop)
Most Reverend Diego Merino | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Isernia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Isernia |
| In office | 1626–1637 |
| Predecessor | Gian Gerolamo Campanili |
| Successor | Domenico Giordani |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 26 November 1623 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1570 |
| Died | 1 January 1637 (age 67) Isernia, Italy |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Montepeloso (1623–1626) |
Diego Merino, O. Carm. (1570 – 1 January 1637) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isernia (1626–1637)[1] and Bishop of Montepeloso (1623–1626).[2][3]
Biography[edit]
Diego Merino was born in Baeza, Spain in 1570 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.[3] On 20 November 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Montepeloso.[2][3] On 26 November 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Alessandro Bosco, Bishop of Gerace, and Tommaso Ximenes, Bishop of Fiesole, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 24 August 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Isernia.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death on 1 January 1637.[1][3] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1623).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 211. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 247–248. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Diego Merino, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
External links and additional sources[edit]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Montepeloso". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Irsina (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Isernia-Venafro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Isernia-Venafro (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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