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Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro

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Most Reverend

Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro
Bishop of Tlaxcala
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Tlaxcala
In office1548–1557
PredecessorPablo Gil de Talavera
SuccessorFernando de Villagómez
Orders
Consecration7 Apr 1549
by Juan Lopez de Zárate
Personal details
Died19 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

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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] and was accordingly consecrated on 7 Apr 1549 by Juan Lopez de Zárate, Bishop of Antequera.[2]

He was the principal consecrator of Pedro Gómez Malaver, Bishop of Guadalajara (1550).[2] In 1555, he attended the First Mexican Provincial Council.[3]

Osacastro died on 19 Oct 1557.[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. pp. 314. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. ^ Dussel, Enrique (1981). A History of the Church in Latin America: Colonialism to Liberation (1492-1979). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8028-2131-7.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Tlaxcala
1548–1557
Succeeded by