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Roman Catholic prelate
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).

Biography

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

References

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
  2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Father Diego Núñez de Figueroa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  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.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byNone Bishop-Elect of Macau
1576–1578 		Succeeded byMelchior Miguel Carniero Leitão
(administrator)
Roman Catholic Bishops of Macau
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