Most Reverend Diego Merino | |
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Bishop of Isernia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Isernia |
In office | 1626–1637 |
Predecessor | Gian Gerolamo Campanili |
Successor | Domenico Giordani |
Orders | |
Consecration | 26 November 1623 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini |
Personal details | |
Born | 1570 |
Died | 1 January 1637 (age 67) Isernia, Italy |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Montepeloso (1623–1626) |
Diego Merino, O. Carm. (1570 – 1 January 1637) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isernia (1626–1637)[1] and Bishop of Montepeloso (1623–1626).[2][3]
Diego Merino was born in Baeza, Spain in 1570 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.[3] On 20 November 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Montepeloso.[2][3] On 26 November 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Alessandro Bosco, Bishop of Gerace, and Tommaso Ximenes, Bishop of Fiesole, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 24 August 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Isernia.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death on 1 January 1637.[1][3] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1623).[3]