Pedro de Arce

Most Reverend
Pedro de Arca
Bishop of Cebu
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu
Predecessor Pedro de Agurto
Successor Juan Velez
Orders
Consecration by Diego Vázquez de Mercado
Personal details
Born 1545
Catadiano, Spain
Died October 16, 1645 (age 100)
Nationality Spanish

Pedro de Arce (1545-October 16, 1645) was the second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cebu.[1]

Biography

Pedro de Arce was born in Catadiano Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[1]

On June 13, 1604, Pope Paul V appointed him Bishop of Cebu.[1] He was consecrated bishop in 1613 by Diego Vázquez de Mercado, Bishop of the Archdiocese of Manila.[1]

References

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