Hernando Guerrero Explained

Type:archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Hernando Guerrero
Honorific-Suffix:O.S.A.
Archbishop of Manila
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
Predecessor:Diego Vázquez de Mercado
Successor:Fernando Montero Espinosa
Consecration:1628
Consecrated By:Pedro de Arce
Birth Date:1572
Birth Place:Alcaraz, Spain
Death Date:July 1, 1641 (age 69)
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Hernando Guerrero, O.S.A. (1572  - July 1, 1641) was the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (1634–1641) and the Bishop of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia (1628–1634).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Hernando Guerrero was born in Alcaraz, Spain and was an ordained priest of the Order of Saint Augustine.

On December 17, 1626, Urban VIII appointed him Bishop of Nueva Segovia. He was consecrated bishop in 1628 by Pedro de Arce, Bishop of Cebu. On January 9, 1634, Urban VIII appointed him Archbishop of Manila where he served until his death on July 1, 1641. While bishop, he was the Principal Consecrator of Diego Aduarte, Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1635).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 261 and 230. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguerh.html "Archbishop Hernando Guerrero, O.S.A."
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/nseg0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia"