| Most Reverend Gregorio de Alarcón | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Santiago de Cuba | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Santiago de Cuba |
| In office | 1624 |
| Predecessor | Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo |
| Successor | Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 December 1576 |
| Consecration | July 1624 by Juan Bravo Lagunas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1558 Castillo de Garcimuñoz, Spain |
| Died | August 1624 (age 66) Santiago de Cuba, Spanish Empire |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Gregorio de Alarcón, O.A.D. (1558 – August 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1624).
Biography
Gregorio de Alarcón was born in Castillo de Garcimuñoz, Spain in 1558 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum on 22 December 1576. On 29 April 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba. In July 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop of Ugento. He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death in August 1624.
References
- ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 206. (in Latin)
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gregorio de Alarcón, O.A.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAlonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo | Bishop of Santiago de Cuba 1624 |
Succeeded byLeonel de Cervantes y Caravajal |
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