Diego de Contreras

Diego de Contreras (1562–1618) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1612–1618).[1]

Most Reverend Diego de Contreras
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
In office	1612–1618
Predecessor	Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez
Successor	Pedro de Solier y Vargas
Orders
Consecration	10 Nov 1613 by Juan Pérez de la Serna
Personal details
Born	1562 Mexico
Died	1618 (age 56) Santo Domingo
Nationality	Mexican

Biography

Diego de Contreras was born in Mexico and ordained a priest in the Order of St. Augustine.[1] On 18 June 1612, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[1] On 10 November 1613, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of México.[1] He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo until his death on 24 April 1618.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Solier y Vargas, Bishop of Puerto Rico.

References

1. "Archbishop Diego de Contreras, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}