Diego Soria

Diego Soria y Lerma Polanco, O.P. (died 1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1602–1613).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Diego Soria
Bishop of Nueva Segovia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nueva Segovia
In office	1602–1613
Predecessor	Miguel de Benavides
Successor	Miguel García Serrano
Orders
Consecration	1603
Personal details
Born	Yébenes, Spain
Died	1613 Vigan, Philippines

Biography

Diego Soria was born in Yébenes, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1][2][4] On 15 November 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nueva Segovia.[1][2][4] In 1603, he was consecrated bishop.[2][4] He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death in 1613.[2][4]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 261. (in Latin)
2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Diego Soria, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}