Type: | archbishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
Miguel García Serrano | |
Honorific-Suffix: | O.S.A. |
Archbishop of Manila | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila |
Term: | 1618–1629 |
Predecessor: | Diego Vázquez de Mercado |
Successor: | Hernando Guerrero |
Ordination: | 1592 |
Consecration: | 1617 |
Consecrated By: | Juan Pérez de la Serna |
Birth Date: | 1569 |
Birth Place: | Chinchón, Spain |
Death Date: | June 14, 1629 (age 60) |
Previous Post: | Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1616–1618) |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Miguel García Serrano, O.S.A. (1569 - June 14, 1629) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (1618–1629) and the Bishop of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia (1616–1618).[1] [2]
Miguel García Serrano was born in Chinchón, Spain and ordained a priest of the Order of Saint Augustine in 1592. On August 3, 1616, Pope Paul V appointed him Bishop of Nueva Segovia. In 1617, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of México. On February 12, 1618, Pope Paul V appointed him Archbishop of Manila. During his episcopacy, Serrano ordained Augustin Tabuyo to the priesthood on December 18, 1621, likely making Tabuyo the first Filipino to become a priest on record.[3] Serrano served as archbishop until his death on June 14, 1629.