| Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra | |
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| Archbishop of Manila | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila |
| Enthroned | July 22, 1759 |
| Reign ended | January 30, 1764 |
| Predecessor | Pedro José Manuel Martínez, O.F.M. |
| Successor | Sancho de Santa Justa |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | January 29, 1748 by Manuel José Rubio y Salinas |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Manuel Antonio Rojo del Rio y Vieyra |
| Born | September 24, 1708 Tula, Mexico |
| Died | January 30, 1764 (aged 55) Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Nationality | / Spanish (later Mexican) |
| Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra |
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| Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office July 1761 – January 30, 1764 |
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| Monarch | Charles III of Spain |
| Preceded by | Bishop Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta |
| Succeeded by | Dawsonne Drake (in Manila) November 2, 1762 Simón de Anda y Salazar January 31, 1764[1] |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Seven Years' War |
Manuel Antonio Rojo del Rio y Vieyra (September 24, 1708 – January 30, 1764)[2] was a Mexican (originally Spanish Criollo) friar who served as the Archbishop of Manila and Governor-General of the Philippines at the commencement of the 1762–1764 British occupation of Manila.
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Rojo del Rio was born in Tula, Mexico on September 24, 1708. On 1758, he was consecrated as a bishop to the Archdiocese of Manila.[3]
On May 31, 1759, the death of governor-general Pedro Manuél de Arandía left the gubernatorial chair vacant. Bishop Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta of the Archdiocese of Cebu acted as the Archbishop of Manila as well as the governor-general of the Philippines.[4] On 22 July 1759, Rojo del Rio was enthroned as Archbishop of Manila. In 1761, a royal decree coming from Spain assumed Rojo del Rio to replace Ezpeleta to become governor of the Philippines.[5] He died in office on 20 January 1764.
| Episcopal lineage | |
| Consecrated by: | Archbishop Manuel José Rubio y Salinas |
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| Preceded by Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta |
Governor and Captain-General of the Philippines 1761-1764 |
Succeeded by Dawsonne Drake as British Governor of Manila 1762-1764 |
| Succeeded by Simón de Anda y Salazar as Governor-General of the Philippines 1764 |
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| Preceded by Pedro José Manuel Martínez, O.F.M. |
Archbishop of Manila 22 July 1759–30 January 1764 |
Succeeded by Basilio Hernando de Santa Justa, Sch. P. |
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