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Fernando Montero Espinosa
Fernando Montero
Espinosa
was a Roman
Catholic prelate
who served as
Archbishop Bishop of Manila
and
Bishop of Nueva Segovia
.
Biography
On
July 16
, 1639, he was selected by
the King of Spain
and confirmed by
Pope Urban VIII
as Bishop of
Nueva Segovia
. On
February 3
,
1640
, he was
consecrated bishop
by
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
,
Bishop of Tlaxcala
. On
February 5
, 1646, he was appointed by
Pope Innocent X
as Archbishop
Bishop of Manila
where he served until his death in 1648.
Episcopal
succession
While
bishop
, he was the
Principal co-consecrator
of:
Antonio Guzmán Cornejo,
Bishop of Tui
;
Domingo
Ramírez
de Arellano,
Bishop of Chiapas
;
Pedro Tapia,
Bishop of Segovia
;
Pedro Rosales Encio,
Bishop of Lugo
;
José de Argáiz
Pérez
,
Bishop of Almería
; and
Juan de Mañozca y Zamora,
Archbishop of México
.