Diego Merino
| Most Reverend Diego Merino |
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|---|---|
| Bishop of Isernia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Isernia |
| In office | 1626–1637 |
| Predecessor | Gian Gerolamo Campanili |
| Successor | Domenico Giordani |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 26 November 1623 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1570 Baeza, Spain |
| Died | 1 January 1637 (age 67) Isernia, Italy |
| Previous post | Bishop of Montepeloso (1623–1626) |
Diego Merino, O. Carm. (1570 – 1 January 1637) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isernia (1626–1637)[1] and Bishop of Montepeloso (1623–1626).[2][3]
Biography
Diego Merino was born in Baeza, Spain in 1570 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.[3] On 20 November 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Montepeloso.[2][3] On 26 November 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Alessandro Bosco, Bishop of Gerace, and Tommaso Ximenes, Bishop of Fiesole, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 24 August 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Isernia.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death on 1 January 1637.[1][3] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1623).[3]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (in Latin)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Bishop Diego Merino, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Montepeloso 1623–1626 |
Succeeded by Theodorus Pelleoni |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Isernia 1626–1637 |
Succeeded by Domenico Giordani |
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