Diego de Simancas
Most Reverend Diego de Simancas  | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Zamora | |
![]() Diego Simancas. Anonymous intaglio engraving collected in Teatro eroico, e politico de'governi de'Vicere del Regno de Napoli, by Domenico Antonio Parrino, Naples, 1692-1695.  | |
| Church | Catholic Church | 
| Diocese | Diocese of Zamora | 
| In office | 1578–1583 | 
| Predecessor | Rodrigo de Castro Osorio | 
| Successor | Juan Ruiz Agüero | 
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1564–1568) Bishop of Badajoz (1568–1578)  | 
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1 April 1565 | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 16 October 1583 Zamora, Spain  | 
Diego de Simancas or Diego de Simancas Simancas (died 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Zamora (1578–1583), Bishop of Badajoz (1568–1578), and Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1564–1568).[1][2][3]
Biography
Diego de Simancas was born in Spain,[3] the son of Diego de Simancas Bretón and María de Simancas and the brother of Juan de Simancas Simancas, Bishop of Cartagena.[4] On 15 December 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo.[1][2][3] On 1 April 1565, he was consecrated bishop.[2][3] On 3 December 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Badajoz.[1][2][3] On 13 June 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Zamora.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Zamora until his death on 16 October 1583.[2][3]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa, Bishop of Patti (1568);
 - Francisco Trujillo García, Bishop of León (1578);
 - Lorenzo Figueroa Córdoba, Bishop of Sigüenza (1579); and
 - Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, Bishop of Salamanca (1579).
 
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 168, 266, and 339. (in Latin)
 - ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Diego de Simancas" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
 - ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Diego de Simancas" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 5, 2016
 - ^ Banco de la Republica: "III-Obispos de la Catedral de Cartagena" retrieved September 5, 2016
 
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
 - Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
 - Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
 - Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
 - Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Zamora". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
 - Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Zamora (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
 
