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Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza

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Church
  
Catholic Church

In office
  
1704-1708

Predecessor
  
García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz

Successor
  
Felipe Ignacio Trujillo y Guerrero

Consecration
  
19 May 1704 by García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz

Died
  
15 May 1708 (age 59) Michoacán, Mexico

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia

Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza (1649 - 15 May 1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1704-1708) and Bishop of Durango (1701-1704).

Biography

Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza was born in Lerma, Mexico in 1649. On 3 Oct 1701, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Durango. On October 28, 1618, he was consecrated bishop by García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz, Bishop of Michoacán. On September 17, 1629, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Michoacán; and installed on 27 Jun 1704. He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on 15 May 1708.

References

Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza Wikipedia