Diego Merino
Most Reverend Diego Merino | |
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Bishop of Isernia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Isernia |
In office | 1626–1637 |
Predecessor | Gian Gerolamo Campanili |
Successor | Domenico Giordani |
Orders | |
Consecration |
26 Nov 1623 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini |
Personal details | |
Born |
1570 Baeza, Spain |
Died |
1 Jan 1637 (age 67) Isernia, Italy |
Previous post | Bishop of Montepeloso (1623–1626) |
Diego Merino, O. Carm. (1570–1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isernia (1626–1637) and Bishop of Montepeloso (1623–1626).[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
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.[1] On 20 Nov 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Montepeloso.[1] On 26 Nov 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.[1] On 24 Aug 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of List of popes as Bishop of Isernia.[1] He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death on 1 Jan 1637.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1623) .[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Diego Merino, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
- ↑ "Diocese of Isernia-Venafro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David m. Cheney. Retrieved January 30, 2016
- ↑ "Diocese of Isernia-Venafro" GCatholic. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved January 30, 2016
- ↑ "Diocese of Montepeloso" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016
- ↑ "Diocese of Irsina" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles | ||
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Preceded by Honorius Griffagni |
Bishop of Montepeloso 1623–1626 |
Succeeded by Theodorus Pelleoni |
Preceded by Gian Gerolamo Campanili |
Bishop of Isernia 1626–1637 |
Succeeded by Domenico Giordani |