Domingo de Salazar

Domingo de Salazar (1512 – 4 December 1594) was a Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Manila (1579–84)[1][2][3][4] which was then newly-annexed to the Spanish Empire.

The Most Reverend

Domingo de Salazar

O.P.
Bishop of Manila
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
Nationality Spanish
DenominationCatholic
Styles of
Obispo Domingo de Salazar
Reference styleMonseñor
Spoken styleSu Excelencia Reverendísima
Religious styleReverendísimo

Biography

He was born in La Rioja, Spain.[4] 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.[2]

References
  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 234. (in Latin)
  2. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Domingo Salazar, O.P." retrieved November 11, 2015
  3. "Archdiocese of Manila"Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 11, 2017
  4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
New title Bishop of Manila
1581–1594		 Succeeded by
Ignacio Santibáñez


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