Diego Núñez de Figueroa (Latin: ''Didacus Nunnez Figueira'') was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop-Elect of Macau (1576–1578).
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Biography
On 26 Jan 1576, Diego Núñez de Figueroa was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIII
Pope Gregory XIII ( la, Gregorius XIII; it, Gregorio XIII; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585), born Ugo Boncompagni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for ...
as
Bishop of Macau.
He was not consecrated and resigned as Bishop-Elect of Macau in 1578.
He never went to China.
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Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII
16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Asia
Roman Catholic bishops of Macau
16th-century Portuguese Roman Catholic priests
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