Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez

Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez, O.S.A. (1615 – 21 July 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1675–1683), Bishop of Almería (1673–1675), and Bishop of Michoacán (1668–1673).^[1][2][3]

Biography

Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez was born in Seville, Spain in 1615 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine .^[1] On 12 November 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Michoacán.^[1] On 5 January 1670, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Verdín y Molina, Bishop of Guadalajara.^[1] On 25 September 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Almería.^[1] On 27 May 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Coria.^[1] He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 21 July 1683.^[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Martín de Espinosa y Monzón, Bishop of Comayagua (1673) and Antonio Ibarra, Bishop of Almería (1675).^[1]

References

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. ""Archdiocese of Morelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• 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]}