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]
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).