Diego de Gorospe y Irala


Diego de Gorospe y Irala, O.P. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia.

Biography

Diego de Gorospe y Irala was born in Puebla, México in 1649 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.
On 1 June 1699, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Nueva Segovia but did not arrive to the diocese until 1704. His appointment filled a long vacancy in the bishopric as his predecessor died in 1683.
On 22 January 1702, he was consecrated bishop by García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz, Bishop of Michoacán.
He served as Bishop of Nueva Segovia until his death on 20 May 1715.