Diego González Samaniego Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Diego González Samaniego
Bishop of Mondoñedo
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Diocese of Mondoñedo
Term:1599–1611
Predecessor:Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla
Successor:Alfonso Mesía de Tovar
Consecration:11 July 1599
Consecrated By:Juan Alonso Moscoso
Death Date:22 December 1611
Death Place:Mondoñedo, Spain
Nationality:Spanish

Diego González Samaniego (died 22 December 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mondoñedo (1599–1611).[1] [2]

Biography

On 1 February 1599, Diego González Samaniego was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Mondoñedo. On 11 July 1599, he was consecrated by Juan Alonso Moscoso, Bishop of León with Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla, Bishop of Oviedo, and Juan Zarzola, Bishop of Astorga, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Mondoñedo until his death on 22 December 1611. While bishop, he served as the principal co-consecrator of Francisco Terrones del Caño, Bishop of Tui (1601).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgosam.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Diego González Samaniego"
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mond0.htm GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Mondoñedo–Ferrol"