Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
Bishop of Coria
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Coria
Term:1675–1683
Predecessor:Bernardino León de la Rocha
Successor:Juan de Porras y Atienza
Consecration:5 January 1670
Consecrated By:Francisco Verdín y Molina
Birth Date:1615
Birth Place:Seville, Spain
Death Date:21 July 1683 (age 68)
Death Place:Coria, Cáceres, Spain
Previous Post:Bishop of Michoacán (1668–1673)
Bishop of Almería (1673–1675)
Nationality:Spanish

Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez, O.S.A. (1615 – 21 July 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1675–1683), Bishop of Almería (1673–1675), and Bishop of Michoacán (1668–1673).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez was born in Seville, Spain in 1615 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine .On 12 November 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Michoacán.On 5 January 1670, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Verdín y Molina, Bishop of Guadalajara.On 25 September 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Almería.On 27 May 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Coria.He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 21 July 1683.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Martín de Espinosa y Monzón, Bishop of Comayagua (1673) and Antonio Ibarra, Bishop of Almería (1675).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsarlun.html " Bishop Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez, O.S.A. "
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/alme1.htm "Diocese of Almería"
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dalms.html "Diocese of Almería"