Gregorio de Alarcón

Gregorio de Alarcón, O.A.D. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.

Biography

Gregorio de Alarcón was born in Castillo de Garcimuñoz, Spain in 1558 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum on 22 December 1576.
On 29 April 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.
In July 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Bravo Lagunas, Bishop of Ugento.
He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death in August 1624.