Manuel de Mercado Aldrete,

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(died 4 April 1580) was a

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prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1576–1580) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1570–1576). ''(in Latin)''Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) , pp. 21–26Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio
pp. 30–31 , retrieved November 17, 2015

Biography

Manuel de Mercado Aldrete was born in

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and ordained a priest in the

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. On February September 4, 1570,

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, appointed him Bishop of Puerto Rico. In 1571, he was consecrated bishop by

Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval (26 June 1502 – 22 September 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1571–1580), ''(in Latin)'' Bishop of Córdoba (1562–1571), ''(in Latin)'' Bishop of Badajoz (1556–1562), ...

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. On March 28, 1576, Pope Gregory XIII, appointed him Bishop of Panamá. He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on 4 April 1580.

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