Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro

Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M. (died 1557) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1548–1557).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro
Bishop of Tlaxcala
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Tlaxcala
In office1548–1557
PredecessorPablo Gil de Talavera
SuccessorFernando de Villagómez
Orders
Consecration7 Apr 1549
by Juan Lopez de Zárate
Personal details
Died19 Oct 1557
Puebla de los Angeles, México

Biography

Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro was appointed a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 13 Jun 1548, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Tlaxcala.[1][2] On 7 Apr 1549, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Lopez de Zárate, Bishop of Antequera.[2] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 19 Oct 1557.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Gómez Malaver, Bishop of Guadalajara (1550).[2]

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 314. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017


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