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Diego González Samaniego

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Successor
  
Alfonso Mesía de Tovar

In office
  
1599-1611

Nationality
  
Spanish

Predecessor
  
Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla

Consecration
  
11 Jul 1599 by Juan Alonso Moscoso

Died
  
22 December 1611, Mondoñedo, Spain

Archdiocese
  
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol

Diego González Samaniego (died 22 Dec 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mondoñedo (1599-1611).

Biography

On 1 Feb 1599, Diego González Samaniego was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Mondoñedo. On 11 Jul 1599, he was consecrated by Juan Alonso Moscoso, Bishop of León with Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla, Bishop of Oviedo, and Juan Zarzola, Bishop of Astorga, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Mondoñedo until his death on 22 Dec 1611. While bishop, he served as the principal co-consecrator of Francisco Terrones del Caño, Bishop of Tui (1601).

References

Diego González Samaniego Wikipedia