Diego Gómez de Lamadrid,

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(1529 – August 15, 1601) was a

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prelate who served as Archbishop of Badajoz (1578–1601) and then second

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(1577–1578). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

Biography

Diego Gómez de Lamadrid was born in

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and ordained a priest in then

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. On March 27, 1577,

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, appointed him then second

replacing

Jerónimo de Loayza Jerónimo de Loayza y González, O.P. (1498 – October 25, 1575), was a Spanish Dominican friar and missionary, who was selected as the first Archbishop of Lima. ''(in Latin)'' He established the first hospital, initiated construction of ...

. On June 13, 1577, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him as Archbishop (personal title) of then Diocese of Badajoz where he served until his death on August 15, 1601. His successor in Lima was Saint Turibius de Mogrovejo.

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