Diego de Aguilar (bishop)

Diego de Aguilar, O.P. (1616 – October 1, 1692) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cebu (1676–1692).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Diego de Aguilar
Bishop of Cebu
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cebu
In office1676–1692
PredecessorJuan López
SuccessorMiguel Bayot
Orders
ConsecrationNovember 14, 1677
by Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara
Personal details
Born1616
Medina de Río Seco, Spain
DiedOctober 1, 1692

Biography

Diego de Aguilar was born in Medina de Río Seco, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On November 16, 1676 Pope Innocent XI, appointed him Bishop of Cebu.[1][2] On November 14, 1677, he was consecrated bishop by Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara, Archbishop of Mexico.[2] He served as Bishop of Cebu until his death on October 1, 1692.[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Felipe Fernandez de Pardo, Archbishop of Manila (1681), and the principal co-consecrator of Andrés González, Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1686).[2]

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References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 241. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Diego de Aguilar, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 11, 2017
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan López
Bishop Elect of Cebu
1676–1692
Succeeded by
Miguel Bayot


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