Dionisio de Santos explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Dionisio de Santos
Bishop of Cartagena
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1574–1577
Predecessor:Pedro Arévalos
Successor:Juan Montalvo
Consecration:Dec 1575
Consecrated By:Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
Birth Place:Spain
Death Date:9 Sep 1577
Death Place:Cartagena, Colombia

Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1574–1577).[1]

Biography

Dionisio de Santos was born in Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 25 Jun 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Cartagena.On Dec 1575, he was consecrated bishop by Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada. He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 9 Sep 1577.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 154. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Dionisio de Santos, O.P. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.