Church Catholic Church Nationality Spanish | Predecessor Diego de Simancas Died 15 August 1601 | |
Successor Andrés Fernández de Córdoba y Carvajal Previous post Archbishop of Lima (1577-1578) Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz | ||
Diego Gómez de Lamadrid (1529-August 15, 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Badajoz (1578-1601) and the second Archbishop of Lima (1577-1578)
Biography
Diego Gómez de Lamadrid was born in Potes Spain and ordained a priest in the Trinitarian Order. On March 27, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him the second Archbishop of Lima replacing Jerónimo de Loayza. On June 13, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Badajoz where he served until his death on August 15, 1601. His successor in Lima was Saint Turibius de Mogrovejo.
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