Pedro de Arce

Pedro de Arca, O.S.A. (1545 – October 16, 1645) was the second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cebu.[1][2]

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

Biography

Pedro de Arca was born in Catadiano Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On June 13, 1604, Pope Paul V appointed him Bishop of Cebu.[1][2] He was consecrated bishop in 1613 by Diego Vázquez de Mercado, Bishop of the Archdiocese of Manila.[2] He served as Bishop of Cebu until his death on 16 Oct 1645.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Hernando Guerrero, Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1628).[2]

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 261. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Pedro de Arca, O.S.A."Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 11, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cebu". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}