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Church
  
Catholic Church

Predecessor
  
Hernando Guerrero


Died
  
1648

Name
  
Fernando Espinosa

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila

Successor
  
Miguel de Poblete Casasola

Consecration
  
February 3, 1640by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza

Fernando Montero Espinosa (died 1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop Bishop of Manila (1646-1648) and Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1639-1646).

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Biography

On July 16, 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nueva Segovia. On February 3, 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala. On February 5, 1646, he was appointed by Pope Innocent X as Archbishop Bishop of Manila where he served until his death in 1648.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the Principal Co-Consecrator of:

  • Antonio Guzmán Cornejo, Bishop of Tui (1640);
  • Domingo Ramírez de Arellano, Bishop of Chiapas (1641);
  • Pedro Tapia, Bishop of Segovia (1641);
  • Pedro Rosales Encio, Bishop of Lugo (1641);
  • José de Argáiz Pérez, Bishop of Almería (1642); and
  • Juan de Mañozca y Zamora, Archbishop of México (1645).

    • References

    Fernando Montero Espinosa Wikipedia
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