Diego Gómez de Lamadrid

Most Reverend
Diego Gómez de Lamadrid
Archbishop of Badajoz
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Badajoz
Predecessor Diego de Simancas
Successor Andrés Fernández de Córdoba y Carvajal
Personal details
Born 1529
Potes Spain
Died August 15, 1601 (age 72)
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Archbishop of Lima (1577-1578)

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid (1529-August 15, 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Badajoz (1578-1601) and the second Archbishop of Lima (1577-1578)[1][2]

Biography

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid was born in Potes Spain and ordained a priest in the Trinitarian Order.[1] On March 27, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him the second Archbishop of Lima replacing Jerónimo de Loayza.[1] On June 13, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Badajoz where he served until his death on August 15, 1601.[1] His successor in Lima was Saint Turibius de Mogrovejo.

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Religious titles
Preceded by
Jerónimo de Loayza
Archbishop of Lima
1577-1578
Succeeded by
Saint Turibius de Mogrovejo
Preceded by
Diego de Simancas
Archbishop of Badajoz
1578-1601
Succeeded by
Andrés Fernández de Córdoba y Carvajal
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