Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez

Most Reverend
Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez
Bishop of Sigüenza
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Sigüenza
In office 1657–1661
Predecessor Bartolomé Santos de Risoba
Successor Andrés Bravo de Salamanca
Orders
Ordination 6 December 1654
Personal details
Born 1606
Madrid, Spain
Died 28 July 1661 (age 55)
Sigüenza, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Coria (1655–1657)

Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez (1606 – 28 July 1661) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sigüenza (1657–1661) and Bishop of Coria (1655–1657).[1]

Biography

Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez was born in Madrid, Spain in 1606 and ordained a priest on 6 December 1654.[1] On 14 May 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Coria.[1] On 8 April 1657, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 9 July 1657 as Bishop of Sigüenza.[1] He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 28 July 1661.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 " Bishop Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Coria-Cáceres". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Coria-Cáceres (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Francisco de Zapata y Mendoza		 Bishop of Coria
1655–1657		 Succeeded by
Diego López de la Vega
Preceded by
Bartolomé Santos de Risoba		 Bishop of Sigüenza
1657–1661		 Succeeded by
Andrés Bravo de Salamanca
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