Domingo de Salazar
Domingo de Salazar | |
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Bishop of Manila | |
Province | Manila |
See | Manila |
Installed | February 6, 1579 |
Term ended | December 4, 1594 |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | Ignacio Santibáñez, O.F.M. |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1512 Labastida, Spain |
Died | December 4, 1594 (aged 81–82) Madrid, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Denomination | Catholic |
Styles of Obispo Domingo de Salazar | |
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Reference style | Monseñor |
Spoken style | Su Excelencia Reverendísima |
Religious style | Reverendísimo |
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.