Diego de Contreras

Most Reverend
Diego de Contreras
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
In office 1612-1618
Predecessor Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez
Successor Pedro de Solier y Vargas
Orders
Consecration 10 Nov 1613
by Juan Pérez de la Serna
Personal details
Born 1562
Mexico
Died 1618 (age 56)
Santo Domingo
Nationality Mexican

Diego de Contreras (1562 1618) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1612-1618).[1][2]

Biography

Diego de Contreras was born in Mexico and ordained a priest in the Order of St. Augustine.[1] On 18 Jun 1612, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[1] On 10 Nov 1613, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of México.[1] He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo until his death on 24 Apr 1618.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Solier y Vargas, Bishop of Puerto Rico.

References

Religious titles
Preceded by
Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
1612-1618
Succeeded by
Pedro de Solier y Vargas
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.