Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza

Most Reverend Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza
Bishop of Michoacán
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Michoacán
In office	1704-1708
Predecessor	García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz
Successor	Felipe Ignacio Trujillo y Guerrero
Orders
Consecration	19 May 1704 by García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz
Personal details
Born	1649 Lerma, Mexico
Died	15 May 1708 (age 59) Michoacán, Mexico
Previous post	Bishop of Durango (1701-1704)

Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza (1649 - 15 May 1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1704-1708) and Bishop of Durango (1701-1704).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza was born in Lerma, Mexico in 1649.^[1] On 3 Oct 1701, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Durango.^[1] On October 28, 1618, he was consecrated bishop by García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz, Bishop of Michoacán.^[1] On September 17, 1629, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Michoacán; and installed on 27 Jun 1704.^[1] He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on 15 May 1708.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016
2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016
3. "Archdiocese of Morelia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durango" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016
5. "Archdiocese of Durango" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016