Diego González Samaniego (died 22 December 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of the

Bishop of Mondoñedo A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

(1599–1611).Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Diego González Samaniego"
retrieved January 30, 2016
retrieved January 17, 2016

Biography

Diego González Samaniego was selected as Bishop of the

by the King of Spain on 1 February 1599, and confirmed by

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...

. He was consecrated on 11 July 1599 by

Juan Alonso Moscoso ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

, Bishop of the Bishop of León, with Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla, Archbishop of the

Bishop of Oviedo The Archdiocese of Oviedo (; Asturleonese: ''Archidiócesis d'Uviéu'') is a Latin Church Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain.Juan Zarzola ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-spea ...

, Bishop of the

Bishop of Astorga The Diocese of Astorga () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church whose seat is in the city of Astorga, in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain.Francisco Terrones del Caño Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Commu ...

, Bishop of the

Bishop of Tui The Diocese of Tui-Vigo () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northwestern Spain. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.

(1601).

References

1565 births 1630 deaths 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub