Diego Núñez de Figueroa

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

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)

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. 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. ^{[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.

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]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by None	Bishop-Elect of Macau 1576–1578	Succeeded by Melchior Miguel Carniero Leitão (administrator)