Gregorio Cruz Explained

Type:bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Gregorio Cruz
Bishop of Martirano
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Martirano
Term:1569-1577
Predecessor:Girolamo Federici
Successor:Mariano Pierbenedetti
Consecration:16 Apr 1569
Consecrated By:Scipione Rebiba
Death Date:1577
Death Place:Martirano, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Gregorio Cruz (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Martirano (1569–1577).[1]

Cruz was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 1 Apr 1569, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Martirano. On 16 Apr 1569, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, with Giulio Antonio Santorio, Archbishop of Santa Severina, and Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Martirano until his death in 1577.

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  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcruzg.html "Bishop Gregorio Cruz, O.P."