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Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Nationality
  
Spanish

In office
  
1657–1661

Ordination
  
6 December 1654

Predecessor
  
Bartolomé Santos de Risoba

Successor
  
Andrés Bravo de Salamanca

Previous post
  
Bishop of Coria (1655–1657)

Died
  
28 August 1661, Sigüenza, Spain

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara

Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez (1606–1661) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sigüenza (1657–1661) and Bishop of Coria (1655–1657).

Biography

Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez was born in Madrid, Spain in 1606 and ordained a priest on 6 Dec 1654. On 14 May 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Coria. On 8 Apr 1657, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 9 Jul 1657 as Bishop of Sigüenza. He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 28 Jul 1661.

References

Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez Wikipedia