Diego Camacho y Ávila

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

Diego Camacho y Ávila (12 November 1652 – 19 October 1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Guadalajara (1695–1704), and Archbishop of Manila (1704–1712).

Biography

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

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Manila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guadalajara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}