Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro
Most Reverend Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Tlaxcala | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tlaxcala |
| In office | 1548–1557 |
| Predecessor | Pablo Gil de Talavera |
| Successor | Fernando de Villagómez |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 7 Apr 1549 by Juan Lopez de Zárate |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 19 Oct 1557 Puebla de los Angeles, México |
Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M. (died 1557) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1548–1557).[1][2]
Biography[edit]
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] and was accordingly consecrated on 7 Apr 1549 by Juan Lopez de Zárate, Bishop of Antequera.[2]
He was the principal consecrator of Pedro Gómez Malaver, Bishop of Guadalajara (1550).[2] In 1555, he attended the First Mexican Provincial Council.[3]
Osacastro died on 19 Oct 1557.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 314. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- ^ Dussel, Enrique (1981). A History of the Church in Latin America: Colonialism to Liberation (1492-1979). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8028-2131-7.
External links and additional sources[edit]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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