Most Reverend Diego de Aguilar | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cebu | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cebu |
| In office | 1676–1692 |
| Predecessor | Juan López |
| Successor | Miguel Bayot |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | November 14, 1677 by Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1616 |
| Died | October 1, 1692 |
Diego de Aguilar, O.P. (1616 – October 1, 1692) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cebu (1676–1692).[1][2]
Diego de Aguilar was born in Medina de Río Seco, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On November 16, 1676 Pope Innocent XI, appointed him Bishop of Cebu.[1][2] On November 14, 1677, he was consecrated bishop by Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara, Archbishop of Mexico.[2] He served as Bishop of Cebu until his death on October 1, 1692.[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Felipe Fernandez de Pardo, Archbishop of Manila (1681), and the principal co-consecrator of Andrés González, Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1686).[2]
