Church Catholic Church Died 1580 Successor Bartolome de Ledesma | Predecessor Francisco de Abrego Diocese Diocese of Panama Name Manuel Mercado | |
Consecration 1571
by Cristobal Rojas Sandoval | ||
Manuel de Mercado Aldrete, O.S.H. (died 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1576-1580) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1570-1576).
Biography
Manuel de Mercado Aldrete was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome. On February September 4, 1570, Pope Pius V, appointed him Bishop of Puerto Rico. In 1571, he was consecrated bishop by Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval, Archbishop of Seville. On March 28, 1576, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him Bishop of Panamá. He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death in 1580.
References
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