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Pedro Manuel

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Most Reverend
Pedro Manuel
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office 1546–1550
Predecessor Gaspar de Ávalos de la Cueva
Successor Juan Álvarez de Toledo
Previous posts Bishop of León (1523–1534)
Bishop of Zamora (1534–1546)
Personal details
Died 1 January 1550
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Pedro Manuel (died 1 January 1550) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1546–1550), Bishop of Zamora (1534–1546), and Bishop of León (1523–1534).[1]

Biography

On 12 June 1523, Pedro Manuel was appointed during the papacy of Pope Adrian VI as Bishop of León.[1] On 17 June 1534, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as bishop of Zamora.[1] On 9 April 1546, Pedro Manuel was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[1] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 1 January 1550.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan González Munébraga, Bishop of Tarazona (1547).[1]

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