Manuel de Herrera (1635 – January 31, 1689) was a

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prelate who served as

Bishop of Durango The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango ( la, Archidioecesis Durangensis) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Durango, it is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Gómez Palacio, Mazatlán and Torreón as ...

(1686–1689).

Biography

Manuel de Herrera was born in

Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritag ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

and ordained a priest in the

Order of Friars Minor The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ...

. On March 14, 1686, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on May 13, 1686, by

Pope Innocent XI Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689. Poli ...

. He served as Bishop of Durango until his death on January 31, 1689.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 1635 births 1689 deaths People from Salamanca Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI Franciscan bishops {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub