Most Reverend

Pedro de Agurto
Bishop of Cebu
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cebu
In office1595–1608
PredecessorNone
SuccessorPedro de Arce
Orders
ConsecrationAugust 3, 1597
by Diego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria)
Personal details
Born1544
Mexico City
DiedOctober 15, 1608 (age 64)

Pedro de Agurto, OSA (1544 – October 15, 1608) was the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cebu (1595–1608).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Pedro de Agurto was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On August 30, 1595, Pope Clement VIII appointed him Bishop of Cebu.[1][2] He was consecrated bishop on August 3, 1597, by Diego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria), Bishop of Tlaxcala.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 261. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d "Bishop Pedro de Agurto, OSA"Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 11, 2017
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of Cebu"Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 11, 2017
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ^ Philippine Star: "Fray Pedro de Agurto, OSA: The first Bishop of Cebu" By Fr. Ric Anthony Reyes, OSA (The Freeman) October 12, 2014
  6. ^ Augustinian Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu-Philippines: "Fray Pedro de Agurto, OSA, the first Bishop of Cebu" retrieved November 12, 2015
Religious titles Preceded byNone Bishop of Cebu 1595–1608 Succeeded byPedro de Arce


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