Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On June 13, 1604, Pope Paul V appointed him Bishop of Cebu. He was consecrated bishop in 1613 by
Diego Vázquez de Mercado
Diego Vázquez de Mercado (1533 – June 12, 1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (1608–1616) and the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Yucatán, Diocese of Yucatán (1604†...
, Bishop of the Archdiocese of Manila. He served as Bishop of Cebu until his death on 16 Oct 1645.
While bishop, he was the
principal consecrator
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop.
The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
of
Hernando Guerrero
Hernando Guerrero, Order of Saint Augustine, O.S.A. (1572 – July 1, 1641) was the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (1634–1641) and the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Diocese of Nueva Segovia (1628–1634). ''(i ...
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Bishop of Nueva Segovia
The Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It covers the province of Ilocos Sur, on the island of Luzon. The see of the archdiocese is the city of Vigan.Catholic Church in the Philippines