Domingo de Salazar


Domingo de Salazar

Bishop of Manila
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ProvinceManila
SeeManila
InstalledFebruary 6, 1579
Term endedDecember 4, 1594
PredecessorNone
SuccessorIgnacio Santibáñez, O.F.M.
Personal details
Bornc. 1512
Labastida, Spain
DiedDecember 4, 1594 (aged 81–82)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpain Spanish
DenominationCatholic
Styles of
Obispo Domingo de Salazar
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Reference styleMonseñor
Spoken styleSu Excelencia Reverendísima
Religious styleReverendísimo

Domingo de Salazar (1512 – 4 December 1594) was a Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Manila (1579–94) which was then newly-annexed to the Spanish Empire.

Biography

He was born in La Rioja, Spain. On 6 February 1579, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as the first Bishop of Manila. He was installed in 1581. He strongly opposed enslaving the indigenous people of the Philippines. He served as Bishop of Manila until his death on 4 December 1594, aged 82.



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