Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza


Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán and Bishop of Durango.

Biography

Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza was born in Lerma, Mexico in 1649.
On 3 October 1701, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Durango.
On October 28, 1618, he was consecrated bishop by García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz, Bishop of Michoacán. On September 17, 1629, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Michoacán; and installed on 27 June 1704. He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on 15 May 1708.