Diego de Aguilar (bishop)

Most Reverend
Diego de Aguilar
Bishop of Cebu
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Cebu
In office 1676–1692
Predecessor Juan López
Successor Miguel Bayot
Orders
Consecration November 14, 1677
by Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara
Personal details
Born 1616
Medina de Río Seco, Spain
Died October 1, 1692

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

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 241. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Diego de Aguilar, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 11, 2017
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cebu". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan López		 Bishop Elect of Cebu
1676–1692		 Succeeded by
Miguel Bayot


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