Manuel de Mercado Aldrete

Most Reverend
Manuel de Mercado Aldrete
Bishop of Panamá
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Panamá
In office 1576–1580
Predecessor Francisco de Abrego
Successor Bartolomé de Ledesma
Orders
Consecration 1571
by Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval
Personal details
Died 1580
Nationality Spanish
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Manuel de Mercado Aldrete, O.S.H. (died 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1576–1580)[1] and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1570–1576).[2][3][4]

Biography

Manuel de Mercado Aldrete was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.[4][5] On February September 4, 1570, Pope Pius V, appointed him Bishop of Puerto Rico.[2][5] In 1571, he was consecrated bishop by Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval, Archbishop of Seville.[5] On March 28, 1576, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.[1][5] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death in 1580.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 278. (in Latin)
  3. ↑ Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | pp. 21–26
  4. 1 2 Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine. pp. 30–31 | retrieved November 17, 2015
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Manuel de Mercado Aldrete, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Francisco Andrés de Carvajal		 Bishop of Puerto Rico
1570–1576		 Succeeded by
Diego de Salamanca
Preceded by
Francisco de Abrego		 Bishop of Panamá
1576–1580		 Succeeded by
Bartolomé de Ledesma


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