Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1574–1577).[1]
Most Reverend Dionisio de Santos | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cartagena | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1574–1577 |
| Predecessor | Pedro Arévalos |
| Successor | Juan Montalvo |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | Dec 1575 by Luis Zapata de Cárdenas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 9 Sep 1577 Cartagena, Colombia |
Biography edit
Dionisio de Santos was born in Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 25 Jun 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Cartagena.[1][2] On Dec 1575, he was consecrated bishop by Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[2] He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 9 Sep 1577.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 154. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Dionisio de Santos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
External links and additional sources edit
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cartagena". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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