Nationality Spanish | In office 1695-1704 Consecration 19 August 1696 | |
Successor Manuel de Mimbela y Morlans Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara | ||
Diego Camacho y Ávila (12 Nov 1652-19 Oct 1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Guadalajara (1695-1704), and Archbishop of Manila (1704-1712).
Biography
Diego Camacho y Ávila was born in Badajoz, Spain on 12 Nov 1652. On 28 Nov 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Manila. On 19 Aug 1696, he was consecrated bishop by Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún, Bishop of Tlaxcala. On 14 Jan 1704, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Guadalajara and installed on 24 May 1707. He served as Bishop of Guadalajara until his death on 19 Oct 1712. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Miguel Bayot, Bishop of Cebú (1699).