Fernando Montero de Espinosa

Fernando Montero Espinosa Archbishop-elect of Manila (1644-1645), secular priest of Burgos, became first chaplain of the Royal Chapel of Philip IV. Consecrated bishop in Mexico in 1643 for Nueva Segovia, then appointed Archbishop of Manila in 1644. His installation never took place for he died in Pila, Laguna on his way to Manila in 1645.

Biography On July 16, 1639, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nueva Segovia.

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).