Diego Vázquez de Mercado

The Most Reverend Diego Vázquez de Mercado
Archbishop of Manila
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
Predecessor	Miguel de Benavides
Successor	Miguel García Serrano
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Yucatán (1603–1604)
Orders
Consecration	June 13, 1604 by García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga
Personal details
Born	1533 Alcaraz, Spain
Died	June 12, 1616 Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Spanish

Diego Vázquez de Mercado (1533 – June 12, 1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (1608–1616) and the Bishop of the Diocese of Yucatán (1604–1608).[1][2]

Biography

Diego Vázquez de Mercado was born in Alcaraz, Spain.[2] At some point in time, he had tried to request admission into the Society of Jesus as a priest and as the dean of the cathedral chapter of Manila.[3] On November 5, 1603, Pope Clement VIII appointed him Bishop of Yucatán, Mexico.[1][2] He was consecrated bishop on June 13, 1604, by García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga, Archbishop of México.[2] May 28, 1608, Pope Paul V appointed him Archbishop of Manila.[1][2]

While Archbishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro de Arce, Bishop of Cebu (1613), and principal co-consecrator of Alonso de Peralta, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1609).[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 230 and 375. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Diego Vázquez de Mercado" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. Schumacher, John S.J. (1981). "Early Filipino Jesuits: 1593-1930" (PDF). Philippine Studies. 29: 271–308.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Yucatán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Manila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Religious titles
Preceded by Juan de Izquierdo	Bishop of Yucatán 1603–1604	Succeeded by Gonzalo de Salazar (bishop)
Preceded by Miguel de Benavides	Archbishop of Manila 1608–1616	Succeeded by Miguel García Serrano