See Manila Denomination Roman Catholic Installed February 6, 1579 Name Domingo Salazar | Predecessor None Province Manila Nationality Spanish Term ended December 4, 1594 | |
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Successor Ignacio Santibanez, O.F.M. Died December 4, 1594, Manila, Philippines | ||
Domingo de Salazar (1512 – 4 December 1594) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Manila (1579–84) which was then newly-annexed to the Spanish Empire.
He was born in La Rioja, Spain On 6 February 1579, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as the first Bishop of Manila. He was installed in 1581. He served as Bishop of Manila until his death on 4 December 1594, aged 82.
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