Diego de Contreras

Mexican Roman Catholic prelate

Diego de Contreras (1562–1618) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1612–1618).^[1]

Biography

Diego de Contreras was born in Mexico^{[clarification needed]} and ordained a priest in the Order of St. Augustine.^[1] On 18 June 1612, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.^[1] On 10 November 1613, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of México.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo until his death on 24 April 1618.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Solier y Vargas, Bishop of Puerto Rico.

References

1. "Archbishop Diego de Contreras, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}