Diego de Muros (bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo)

Diego de Muros (also Diego de Moiras) (1405–1492) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1487–1492) and Bishop of Tui (1472–1487).[1][2][3] He was one of three bishops of Spain of the same name who served contemporaneously, the others being Diego de Muros (Bishop of Islas Canarias) and Diego de Muros (bishop of Oviedo).[4]

Most Reverend Diego de Muros
Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo
In office	1487–1492
Predecessor	Pedro Beltrán (bishop)
Successor	Juan Ortega Bravo de la Laguna
Orders
Consecration	31 January 1473 by Šimun Vosić
Personal details
Born	1405 Muros, A Coruña, Spain
Died	1492 Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
Previous post	Bishop of Tui (1472–1487)

Biography

Diego de Muros was born in Muros, A Coruña, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[2] On 15 June 1472, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Bishop of Tui.[2] On 31 January 1473, he was consecrated bishop by Šimun Vosić, Archbishop of Bar, with Deodato Bocconi, Bishop of Ajaccio, and Giovanni Andrea de Bussi, Bishop of Aleria, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 1 June 1487, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent VIII as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo.[2] He served as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo until his death in 1492.[2]

See also

• Diego de Muros (Bishop of Islas Canarias)
• Diego de Muros (bishop of Oviedo)

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1914). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 258 and 129. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Diego de Muros (Moiras), O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
3. "Bishop Diego de Moiras, O. de M." GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. García Oro, José. Diego de Muros III y la cultura gallega del siglo XV. p. 15.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Tui-Vigo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Tui-Vigo (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}