Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro

Most Reverend
Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro
Bishop of Tlaxcala
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Tlaxcala
In office 1548–1557
Predecessor Pablo Gil de Talavera
Successor Fernando de Villagómez
Orders
Consecration 7 Apr 1549
by Juan Lopez de Zárate
Personal details
Died 19 Oct 1557
Puebla de los Angeles, México

Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M. (died 1557) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1548–1557).[1][2]

Biography

Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro was appointed a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 13 Jun 1548, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Tlaxcala.[1][2] On 7 Apr 1549, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Lopez de Zárate, Bishop of Antequera.[2] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 19 Oct 1557.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Gómez Malaver, Bishop of Guadalajara (1550).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 314. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pablo Gil de Talavera		 Bishop of Tlaxcala
1548–1557		 Succeeded by
Fernando de Villagómez
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