Dionisio de Avila explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Dionisio de Avila
Bishop of Santorini
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Santorini
Term:1539–1552
Predecessor:Benedetto
Successor:Ludovico de Argentis
Death Date:1552
Death Place:Santorini, Greece

Dionisio de Avila, O. de M. (died 1552) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santorini (1539–1552).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Dionisio de Avilawas ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.On 29 Oct 1539, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Santorini.He served as Bishop of Santorini until his death in 1552.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bavilad.html " Bishop Dionisio de Avila, O. de M."
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsntr.html "Diocese of Santorini "
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/sant3.htm "Diocese of Santorini"