Type: | Bishop |
Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal | |
Bishop of Cuenca | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Cuenca |
Term: | 1518–1537 |
Predecessor: | Raffaele Sansone Riario |
Successor: | Alessandro Cesarini |
Birth Date: | 7 December 1459 |
Death Date: | 11 August 1537 (age 77) |
Death Place: | Cuenca, Spain |
Previous Post: | Bishop of Astorga (1498–1500) Bishop of Málaga (1500–1518) |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Honorific Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal (7 December 1459 – 11 August 1537) (also known as Diego Ramírez de Haro, Diego Ramírez de Villaescusa, or Diego Ramírez de Arellano) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1518–1537), Bishop of Málaga (1500–1518), and Bishop of Astorga (1498–1500).[1]
Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal was born on 7 December 1459.In 1498, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Astorga.On 7 February 1500, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Málaga.In 1518, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo X as Bishop of Cuenca.He served as Bishop of Cuenca until his death on 11 August 1537. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fernando Valdés, Bishop of Elne (1529).