Manuel de Mercado Aldrete, O.S.H. (died 4 April 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]
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 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Puerto Rico (1570–1576) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1571 by Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 4 April 1580 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Biography
editManuel de Mercado Aldrete was born in Spain and 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 on 4 April 1580.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 268. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 278. (in Latin)
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine pp. 30–31 | retrieved November 17, 2015
- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Manuel de Mercado Aldrete, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
edit- 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]
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