Diego Merino,

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(1570 – 1 January 1637) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isernia (1626–1637) ''(in Latin)'' and

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(1623–1626). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Diego Merino, O. Carm."
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Biography

Diego Merino was born in

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in 1570 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 20 November 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

. On 26 November 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini,

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with Alessandro Bosco, Bishop of Gerace, and Tommaso Ximenes, Bishop of Fiesole, serving as co-consecrators. On 24 August 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Isernia. He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death on 1 January 1637. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of

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(1623).

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