Diego Vázquez de Mercado (1533 – June 12, 1616) was a

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prelate who served as the Archbishop of the

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(1608–1616) and the Bishop of the Diocese of Yucatán (1604–1608). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Diego Vázquez de Mercado"
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Biography

Diego Vázquez de Mercado was born in

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. At some point in time, he had tried to request admission into the

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as a priest and as the dean of the cathedral chapter of Manila. On November 5, 1603,

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appointed him

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, Mexico. He was consecrated bishop on June 13, 1604, by

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. May 28, 1608, Pope Paul V appointed him Archbishop of Manila. While Archbishop, he was the

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Pedro de Arce Pedro de Arca, O.S.A. (1545 – October 16, 1645) was the second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cebu. ''(in Latin)''Bishop of Cebu (1613), and principal co-consecrator of

Alonso de Peralta Alonso de Peralta (died 1614) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1609–1614). ''(in Latin)''

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