Manuel Verdugo y Albiturría


Manuel Verdugo y Albiturría
Diocese of Canarias
Manuel Verdugo y Albiturría, Bishop of Canarias
ChurchCatholic
DioceseDiocese of Canarias
PredecessorAntonio Tavira Almazán
SuccessorManuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón
Orders
Consecration21 August 1796
by Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana
Personal details
Born(1749-08-22)22 August 1749
Magaz de Arriba, Spain
Died7 July 1818(1818-07-07) (aged 68)
Las Palmas, Spain

Manuel Verdugo y Albiturría (22 August 1749 – 7 July 1818) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of Diocese of Canarias.[1][2][3]

Biography

He was born in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Spain in 1749. Details of his ordination to the priesthood are not known, however, he was selected as Bishop of Canarias by Pope Pius VI in June 1796 and took up the role on 21 August of that year,[1][2][3] becoming the first bishop born on the Canary Islands to serve in that role.[4]

He died in office on 7 July 1818.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop Manuel Verdugo Albiturría †". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Diocese of Islas Canarias Spain". GCatholic. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Documents for the biography of Bishop Manuel Verdugo". Archive of Las Palmas. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Manuel Verdugo y Albiturria". Historia Hispanica (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2025.