Diego Núñez de Figueroa

Most Reverend

Diego Núñez de Figueroa
Bishop-Elect of Macau
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Macau
In office1576–1578
PredecessorNone
SuccessorMelchior Miguel Carniero Leitão (administrator)

Diego Núñez de Figueroa (Latin: Didacus Nunnez Figueira) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop-Elect of Macau (1576–1578).[1][2]

Biography

On 26 Jan 1576, Diego Núñez de Figueroa was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Macau.[1][2] He was not consecrated and resigned as Bishop-Elect of Macau in 1578.[1][2] He never went to China.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
  2. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Father Diego Núñez de Figueroa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Estrategias filipinas respecto a China: Alonso Sánchez y Domingo Salazar en la empresa de China (1581-1593) (PDF). Vol. 1. Universitat Pompeu Fabra. p. 45.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None
 Bishop-Elect of Macau
1576–1578 		Succeeded by


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