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) |
Previous Post: | Bishop of Nueva Segovia |
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]
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).