Pedro de Agurto

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Church Catholic Church Predecessor None		Successor Pedro de Arce Name Pedro Agurto
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Cebu Consecration August 3, 1597by Diego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria) Died October 15, 1608 (age 64)

Pedro de Agurto, O.S.A. (1544 – October 15, 1608) was the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cebu (1595-1608).

Biography

Pedro de Agurto was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On August 30, 1595, Pope Clement VIII appointed him Bishop of Cebu. He was consecrated bishop on August 3, 1597 by Diego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria), Bishop of Tlaxcala.

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