Domingo de Salazar

Domingo de Salazar (1512 – 4 December 1594) was a Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Manila (1579–84)[1][2][3][4] which was then newly-annexed to the Spanish Empire.

The Most Reverend Domingo de Salazar O.P.
Bishop of Manila
Province	Manila
See	Manila
Installed	February 6, 1579
Term ended	December 4, 1594
Predecessor	None
Successor	Ignacio Santibáñez, O.F.M.
Personal details
Born	c. 1512 Labastida, Spain
Died	December 4, 1594 (aged 81–82) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Denomination	Catholic

Styles of Obispo Domingo de Salazar
Reference style	Monseñor
Spoken style	Su Excelencia Reverendísima
Religious style	Reverendísimo

Biography

He was born in La Rioja, Spain.[4] On 6 February 1579, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as the first Bishop of Manila. He was installed in 1581. He strongly opposed enslaving the indigenous people of the Philippines. He served as Bishop of Manila until his death on 4 December 1594, aged 82.[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 234. (in Latin)
2. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Domingo Salazar, O.P." retrieved November 11, 2015
3. "Archdiocese of Manila"Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 11, 2017
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Manila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Domingo de Salazar profile, newadvent.org; accessed 12 October 2016.

Religious titles
Preceded by Title created	Bishop of Manila 1581–1594	Succeeded by Ignacio Santibáñez