The Most Reverend

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
Alcaraz, Spain
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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