Diego Meléndez de Valdés was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Zamora (1494–1506) and
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." Bishop Diego Meléndez de Valdés" ''
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2016
Biography
In 1493, Diego Meléndez de Valdés was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI (, , ; born Roderic Llançol i de Borja; epithet: ''Valentinus'' ("The Valencian"); – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.
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as
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.Pope Gregory XIII
Pope Gregory XIII (, , born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) 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 commissioning and being the namesake ...
as Bishop of Zamora. He served as Bishop of Zamora until his death in 1506.