Diego Merino was born in
Baeza, Spain in 1570 and ordained a priest in the
Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. On 20 November 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V as
Bishop of Montepeloso. On 26 November 1623, he was consecrated bishop by
Giovanni Garzia Mellini,
Cardinal-Priest of
Santi Quattro Coronati with
Alessandro Bosco,
Bishop of Gerace, and
Tommaso Ximenes,
Bishop of Fiesole, serving as co-consecrators. On 24 August 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII as
Bishop of Isernia. He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death on 1 January 1637. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of
Giulio Cesare Sacchetti,
Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1623). == References ==