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Diego de Aguilar (bishop)

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Died
  
October 1, 1692

Successor
  
Miguel Bayot


Predecessor
  
Juan Lopez

Diocese
  
Diocese of Cebu

Name
  
Diego Aguilar

Consecration
  
November 14, 1677 by Payo Afan Enriquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara

Diego de Aguilar, O.P. (1616-October 1, 1692) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cebu (1676-1692).

Biography

Diego de Aguilar was born in Medina de Río Seco, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On November 16, 1676 Pope Innocent XI, appointed him Bishop of Cebu. On November 14, 1677, he was consecrated bishop by Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara, Archbishop of Mexico. He served as Bishop of Cebu until his death on October 1, 1692. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Felipe Fernandez de Pardo, Archbishop of Manila (1681), and the principal co-consecrator of Andrés González, Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1686).

References

Diego de Aguilar (bishop) Wikipedia