Diego Soria Explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Diego Soria
Bishop of Nueva Segovia
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Nueva Segovia
Term:	1602–1613
Predecessor:	Miguel de Benavides
Successor:	Miguel García Serrano
Consecration:	1603
Death Date:	1613
Death Place:	Vigan, Philippines

Diego Soria y Lerma Polanco, O.P. (died 1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1602–1613).^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Diego Soria was born in Yébenes, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[3] On 15 November 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nueva Segovia.In 1603, he was consecrated bishop. He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death in 1613.

Notes and References

1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 261. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. 2022-03-16. 2018-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004040718/http://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002719&mediaType=application%2Fpdf. dead. (in Latin)
2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/nseg0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia"
3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Diego Soria, O.P. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.