Manuel de Mercado Aldrete

Most Reverend
Manuel de Mercado Aldrete
Bishop of Panamá
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Panamá
Predecessor Francisco de Abrego
Successor Bartolomé de Ledesma
Orders
Consecration 1571
by Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval
Personal details
Died 1580
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Puerto Rico (1570-1576)

Manuel de Mercado Aldrete (died 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1576-1580) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1570-1576).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Manuel de Mercado Aldrete, O.S.H. retrieved November 18, 2015
  2. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá" retrieved November 16, 2015
  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) | P. 21-26
  4. 1 2 Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio P. 30-31 | retrieved November 17, 2015


Religious 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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