Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro

Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M. (died 1557) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1548–1557).[1][2]

Most Reverend Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro
Bishop of Tlaxcala
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tlaxcala
In office	1548–1557
Predecessor	Pablo Gil de Talavera
Successor	Fernando de Villagómez
Orders
Consecration	7 Apr 1549 by Juan Lopez de Zárate
Personal details
Died	19 Oct 1557 Puebla de los Angeles, México

Biography

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] On 7 Apr 1549, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Lopez de Zárate, Bishop of Antequera.[2] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on 19 Oct 1557.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Gómez Malaver, Bishop of Guadalajara (1550).[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 314. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

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