Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (1557–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia (1618–1621).[1][2][3]
Most Reverend Diego Torres Altamirano | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cartagena in Colombia |
| In office | 1618–1621 |
| Predecessor | Pedro Vega |
| Successor | Francisco Sotomayor |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 28 Oct 1618 by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1557 |
| Died | 10 Dec 1621 (age 64) Cartagena, Colombia |
Biography
editDiego Torres Altamirano was born in Trujillo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 26 Jun 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia.[1][2] On 28 Oct 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima.[2] He served as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia until his death on 10 Dec 1621.[2]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Ambrosio Vallejo Mejia, Bishop of Popayán (1620) .[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- ^ Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
External links and additional sources
edit- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cartagena". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
