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Dionisio de Santos

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Most Reverend

Dionisio de Santos
Bishop of Cartagena
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1574–1577
PredecessorPedro Arévalos
SuccessorJuan Montalvo
Orders
ConsecrationDec 1575
by Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
Personal details
Born
Died9 Sep 1577
Cartagena, Colombia

Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1574–1577).[1]

Biography

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Dionisio de Santos was born in Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 25 Jun 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Cartagena.[1][2] On Dec 1575, he was consecrated bishop by Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[2] He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 9 Sep 1577.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 154. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Dionisio de Santos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Cartagena
1574–1577
Succeeded by