Fernando Montero Espinosa

Fernando Montero Espinosa (died 1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop Bishop of Manila (1646–1648) and Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1639–1646).

Most Reverend Fernando Montero Espinosa
Archbishop of Manila
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
In office	1646–1648
Predecessor	Hernando Guerrero
Successor	Miguel de Poblete Casasola
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Nueva Segovia (1639–1646)
Orders
Consecration	February 3, 1640 by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Personal details
Born	Madrid
Died	1648
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

On July 16, 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nueva Segovia. On February 3, 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala. On February 5, 1646, he was appointed by Pope Innocent X as Archbishop Bishop of Manila where he served until his death in 1648.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the Principal co-consecrator of:

• Antonio Guzmán Cornejo, Bishop of Tui (1640);
• Domingo Ramírez de Arellano, Bishop of Chiapas (1641);
• Pedro Tapia, Bishop of Segovia (1641);
• Pedro Rosales Encio, Bishop of Lugo (1641);
• José de Argáiz Pérez, Bishop of Almería (1642); and
• Juan de Mañozca y Zamora, Archbishop of México (1645).

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]}