Dionisio de Santos

Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cartagena (1574–1577).[1]

Most Reverend Dionisio de Santos
Bishop of Cartagena
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1574–1577
Predecessor	Pedro Arévalos
Successor	Juan Montalvo
Orders
Consecration	Dec 1575 by Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
Personal details
Born	Spain
Died	9 Sep 1577 Cartagena, Colombia

Biography

Dionisio de Santos was born in Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 25 Jun 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Cartagena.[1][2] On Dec 1575, he was consecrated bishop by Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[2] He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 9 Sep 1577.[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 154. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Dionisio de Santos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cartagena". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}