Fernando de Uranga or Fernando de Urango (died 1556) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1550–1556).[1]
Most Reverend Diego de Sarmiento | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Santiago de Cuba | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Santiago de Cuba |
| In office | 1550–1556 |
| Predecessor | Diego de Sarmiento |
| Successor | Bernardino de Villalpando |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1551 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 1556 Santiago de Cuba |
Biography edit
Fernando de Uranga was born in Azpeitia, Spain.[2] On 4 July 1550, Fernando de Uranga was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2] In 1551, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death in 1556.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 182. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Fernando de Uranga (Urango)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources edit
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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