Diego Torres Altamirano

Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (1557–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia (1618–1621).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Diego Torres Altamirano
Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cartagena in Colombia
In office1618–1621
PredecessorPedro Vega
SuccessorFrancisco Sotomayor
Orders
Consecration28 Oct 1618
by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
Personal details
Born1557
Died10 Dec 1621 (age 64)
Cartagena, Colombia

Biography

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Diego Torres Altamirano was born in Trujillo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 26 Jun 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia.[1][2] On 28 Oct 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima.[2] He served as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia until his death on 10 Dec 1621.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Ambrosio Vallejo Mejia, Bishop of Popayán (1620) .[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. ^ Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Cartagena
1618–1621
Succeeded by