Diego Torres Altamirano

Most Reverend
Diego Torres Altamirano
Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Cartagena in Colombia
In office 1618–1621
Predecessor Pedro Vega
Successor Francisco Sotomayor
Orders
Consecration 28 Oct 1618
by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
Personal details
Born 1557
Trujillo, Spain
Died 10 Dec 1621 (age 64)
Cartagena, Colombia

Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (1557–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia (1618–1621).[1][2][3]

Biography

Diego Torres Altamirano was born in Trujillo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 26 Jun 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia.[1][2] On 28 Oct 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima.[2] He served as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia until his death on 10 Dec 1621.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Ambrosio Vallejo Mejia, Bishop of Popayán (1620) .[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. ↑ Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena.
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cartagena". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pedro Vega		 Bishop of Cartagena
1618–1621		 Succeeded by
Francisco Sotomayor
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