Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra


Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
The Archbishop of Manila
SeeManila
InstalledJuly 22, 1759
Term endedJanuary 30, 1764
PredecessorPedro José Manuel Martínez, O.F.M.
SuccessorSancho de Santa Justa
Orders
ConsecrationJanuary 29, 1748
by Manuel José Rubio y Salinas
Personal details
BornManuel Antonio Rojo del Río y Vieyra
September 24, 1708
DiedJanuary 30, 1764(1764-01-30) (aged 55)
NationalitySpanish (later Mexican)
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of arms
Styles
[[File:Coat of arms of Manuel Antonio Rojo del Rio Lafuente y Vieyra.svg
Governor-General of the Philippines
In office
July 1761 – January 30, 1764
MonarchCharles III of Spain
Preceded byBishop Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta
Succeeded byDawsonne Drake (in Manila)
November 2, 1762
Simón de Anda y Salazar
January 31, 1764
Military service
Battles/warsSeven Years' War
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Reference styleMonseñor
Spoken styleSu Excelencia Reverendísima
Religious styleReverendísimo
Ordination history of
Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byArchbishop Manuel José Rubio y Salinas
DateJanuary 29, 1748

Manuel Antonio Rojo del Río y Vieyra (September 24, 1708 – January 30, 1764) was a Mexican (originally Spanish Criollo) friar who served as the 16th Archbishop of Manila and was Governor-General of the Philippines at the commencement of the 1762–1764 British occupation of the Philippines.