Fernando Montero Espinosa (died 1648) was a

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prelate who served as Archbishop Bishop of Manila (1646–1648) and

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Biography

On July 16, 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as

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. On February 5, 1646, he was appointed by

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as Archbishop Bishop of Manila where he served until his death in 1648.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

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of: * Antonio Guzmán Cornejo, Bishop of Tui (1640); * Domingo Ramírez de Arellano, Bishop of Chiapas (1641); * Pedro Tapia, Bishop of Segovia (1641); *

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(1641); * José de Argáiz Pérez, Bishop of Almería (1642); and *

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References

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