Diego Núñez de Figueroa

Roman Catholic prelate

Most Reverend Diego Núñez de Figueroa
Bishop-Elect of Macau
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Macau
In office	1576–1578
Predecessor	None
Successor	Melchior 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

^ ^a ^b ^c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cheney, David M. "Father Diego Núñez de Figueroa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
^ 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.

External links

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Macau". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Macau 澳門". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. ^{[self-published]}