Diego Soria

Most Reverend
Diego Soria
Bishop of Nueva Segovia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nueva Segovia
In office 1602–1613
Predecessor Miguel de Benavides
Successor Miguel García Serrano
Orders
Consecration 1603
Personal details
Born Yébenes, Spain
Died 1613
Vigan, Philippines

Diego Soria y Lerma Polanco, O.P. (died 1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1602–1613).[1][2][3]

Biography

Diego Soria was born in Yébenes, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1][4][2] On 15 November 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nueva Segovia.[1][4][2] In 1603, he was consecrated bishop.[4][2] He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death in 1613.[4][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 261. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Diego Soria, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Miguel de Benavides		 Bishop of Nueva Segovia
1602–1613		 Succeeded by
Miguel García Serrano


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