Diego Vázquez de Mercado
Archbishop of Manila
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
PredecessorMiguel de Benavides
SuccessorMiguel García Serrano
Orders
ConsecrationJune 13, 1604
by García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga
Personal details
Born1533
DiedJune 12, 1616
Manila, Philippines
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s)Bishop of Yucatán (1603–1604)

Diego Vázquez de Mercado (1533 June 12, 1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (1608–1616) and the Bishop of the Diocese of Yucatán (1604–1608).[1][2]

Biography

Diego Vázquez de Mercado was born in Alcaraz, Spain.[2] At some point in time, he had tried to request admission into the Society of Jesus as a priest and as the dean of the cathedral chapter of Manila.[3] On November 5, 1603, Pope Clement VIII appointed him Bishop of Yucatán, Mexico.[1][2] He was consecrated bishop on June 13, 1604, by García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga, Archbishop of México.[2] May 28, 1608, Pope Paul V appointed him Archbishop of Manila.[1][2]

While Archbishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Arce, Bishop of Cebu (1613), and principal co-consecrator of Alonso de Peralta, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1609).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 230 and 375. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Archbishop Diego Vázquez de Mercado" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Schumacher, John S.J. (1981). "Early Filipino Jesuits: 1593-1930" (PDF). Philippine Studies. 29: 271–308.


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