Diego Soria y Lerma Polanco, O.P. (died 1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1602–1613). ''(in Latin)''"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia"
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Biography

Diego Soria was born in Yébenes,

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and ordained a priest in the

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. On 15 November 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...

as Bishop of Nueva Segovia. In 1603, he was consecrated bishop. He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death in 1613.

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