Pedro de Agurto

Most Reverend
Pedro de Agurto
Bishop of Cebu
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Cebu
In office 1595-1608
Predecessor None
Successor Pedro de Arce
Orders
Consecration August 3, 1597
by Diego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria)
Personal details
Born 1544
Mexico City
Died October 15, 1608 (age 64)

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

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. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 261. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Pedro de Agurto, O.S.A."Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 11, 2017
  3. ↑ Philippine Star: "Fray Pedro de Agurto, OSA: The first Bishop of Cebu" By Fr. Ric Anthony Reyes, OSA (The Freeman) October 12, 2014
  4. ↑ 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 by
None		 Bishop of Cebu
1595-1608 		Succeeded by
Pedro de Arce


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