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	Archbishop ad personam 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 (aged 59); Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Diego Camacho y Ávila (12 November 1652 – 19 October 1712) was a Latin Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Manila (1695–1704), and Archbishop ad personam of Guadalajara (1704–1712).^[1]

Biography

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

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