Pedro de Arce explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Pedro de Arce
Bishop of Cebu
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu
Predecessor:Pedro de Agurto
Successor:Juan Velez
Consecrated By:Diego Vázquez de Mercado
Birth Date:1545
Birth Place:Catadiano, Spain
Death Date:October 16, 1645 (age 100)
Nationality:Spanish

Pedro de Arce, O.S.A. (1545 – October 16, 1645) was the second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cebu.[1] [2]

Biography

Pedro de Arce was born in Catadiano Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On June 13, 1604, Pope Paul V appointed him Bishop of Cebu. He was consecrated bishop in 1613 by Diego Vázquez de Mercado, Bishop of the Archdiocese of Manila. He served as Bishop of Cebu until his death on 16 Oct 1645.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Hernando Guerrero, Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1628).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 261. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/barcep.html "Bishop Pedro de Arce, O.S.A."