Diego de Medellín

(1496 – November 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1574–1592).

[1][2][3] Diego de Medellín was born in Medellín, Spain in 1496 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.

[1] On 18 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Santiago de Chile.

[1] In 1577, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Avendaño y Paz, Bishop of Concepción, assisted by Agustín de Cisneros Montesa, Priest of Concepción.

[1] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Chile until his death in November 1592.