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Diego Gómez de Lamadrid

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid

Spanish archbishop

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Lamadrid.

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T. (1529 – August 15, 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Badajoz (1578–1601) and then second Archbishop of Lima (1577–1578).[1][2]

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Biography

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid was born in Potes Spain and ordained a priest in then Trinitarian Order.[2] On March 27, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him then second Archbishop of Lima replacing Jerónimo de Loayza.[1][2] On June 13, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him as Archbishop (personal title) of then Diocese of Badajoz where he served until his death on August 15, 1601.[1][2] His successor in Lima was Saint Turibius de Mogrovejo.

References

  1. [1]
    Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 225 and 266. (in Latin)
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    "Archbishop Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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