Diego Camacho y Ávila

Most Reverend Diego Camacho y Ávila
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Guadalajara
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Guadalajara
In office	1695-1704
Predecessor	Felipe Galindo Chávez y Pineda
Successor	Manuel de Mimbela y Morlans
Orders
Consecration	19 Aug 1696 by Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún
Personal details
Born	12 Nov 1652 Badajoz, Spain
Died	19 Oct 1712 (age 59) Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Archbishop of Manila (1704-1712)

Diego Camacho y Ávila (12 Nov 1652-19 Oct 1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Guadalajara (1695-1704), and Archbishop of Manila (1704-1712).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Diego Camacho y Ávila was born in Badajoz, Spain on 12 Nov 1652.^[1] On 28 Nov 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Manila.^[1] On 19 Aug 1696, he was consecrated bishop by Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún, Bishop of Tlaxcala.^[1] On 14 Jan 1704, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Guadalajara and installed on 24 May 1707.^[1] He served as Bishop of Guadalajara until his death on 19 Oct 1712.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Miguel Bayot, Bishop of Cebú (1699).^[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Diego Camacho y Ávila" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 19, 2016
2. "Archdiocese of Manila" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 19, 2016
3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 31, 2015
5. "Archdiocese of Guadalajara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 17, 2016