Gregorio de Alarcón, O.A.D. (1558 – August 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1624).[1]

Most Reverend

Gregorio de Alarcón
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Santiago de Cuba
In office1624
PredecessorAlonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo
SuccessorLeonel de Cervantes y Caravajal
Orders
Ordination22 December 1576
ConsecrationJuly 1624
by Juan Bravo Lagunas
Personal details
Born1558
DiedAugust 1624 (age 66)
Santiago de Cuba, Spanish Empire
NationalitySpanish

Biography

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Gregorio de Alarcón was born in Castillo de Garcimuñoz, Spain in 1558 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum on 22 December 1576.[2] On 29 April 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1][2] In July 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop of Ugento.[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death in August 1624.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 206. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gregorio de Alarcón, O.A.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1624
Succeeded by