About Diego de Gorospe e Irala
Lived 1649 – 1715 (aged 65–66). Diego de Gorospe e Irala was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Diego de Gorospe e Irala, O.P. (1649–1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1699–1715).
Biography Diego de Gorospe e Irala was born in Puebla, New Spain (now in Mexico), in 1649 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 1 June 1699, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Nueva Segovia His appointment filled a long vacancy in the bishopric as his predecessor died in 1683.
On 22 January 1702, he was consecrated bishop by García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz, Bishop of Michoacán. He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death on 20 May 1715.
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Spanish Roman Catholic prelate
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Diego de Gorospe e Irala was born in 1649 in Puebla.
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Diego de Gorospe e Irala died on 20 May 1715.
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Diego de Gorospe e Irala was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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