Diego de Simancas

Diego de Simancas or Diego de Simancas Simancas (died 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Zamora (1578–1583), Bishop of Badajoz (1568–1578), and Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1564–1568).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Diego de Simancas
Bishop of Zamora
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Zamora
In office1578–1583
PredecessorRodrigo de Castro Osorio
SuccessorJuan Ruiz Agüero
Orders
Consecration1 April 1565
Personal details
Born
Spain
Died16 October 1583
Zamora, Spain
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1564–1568)
Bishop of Badajoz (1568–1578)

Biography

Diego de Simancas was born in Spain,[3] the son of Diego de Simancas Bretón and María de Simancas and the brother of Juan de Simancas Simancas, Bishop of Cartagena.[4] On 15 December 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo.[1][2][3] On 1 April 1565, he was consecrated bishop.[2][3] On 3 December 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Badajoz.[1][2][3] On 13 June 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Zamora.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Zamora until his death on 16 October 1583.[2][3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

See also

References
  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 168, 266, and 339. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Diego de Simancas" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  3. "Bishop Diego de Simancas" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  4. Banco de la Republica: "III-Obispos de la Catedral de Cartagena" retrieved September 5, 2016
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