Chaplains of the King in the Colonial Philippines: Archbishoprics and Unstable Authority, 1595-1653
The first of two volumes on the archbishops and cathedral chapters of seventeenth-century Manila, this book fills a historiographical gap by examining the diocesan clergy of the Philippines’ political maneuverings. In particular, this volume studies the archbishops’ unstable authority and ecclesiastical chapters’ preeminence at this time. First, it emphasizes the need for a new paradigm of conflict-ridden Catholic evangelization—ius predicandi—that explores the interactions and engagements of the Church’s legal agents, mainly priests, canons, and bishops, and brings their rivalries to the fore. Second, it draws attention to one of the most neglected topics in Philippine ecclesiastical history, namely the metropolitan cathedral chapters, which, far from being monolithic units at the service of their archbishops, were too highly fragmented to constitute a single power holder. This volume’s examination of these power dynamics makes it clear that history of the colonial Catholic Church cannot be separated from political history of the Philippines.

1147048023
Chaplains of the King in the Colonial Philippines: Archbishoprics and Unstable Authority, 1595-1653
The first of two volumes on the archbishops and cathedral chapters of seventeenth-century Manila, this book fills a historiographical gap by examining the diocesan clergy of the Philippines’ political maneuverings. In particular, this volume studies the archbishops’ unstable authority and ecclesiastical chapters’ preeminence at this time. First, it emphasizes the need for a new paradigm of conflict-ridden Catholic evangelization—ius predicandi—that explores the interactions and engagements of the Church’s legal agents, mainly priests, canons, and bishops, and brings their rivalries to the fore. Second, it draws attention to one of the most neglected topics in Philippine ecclesiastical history, namely the metropolitan cathedral chapters, which, far from being monolithic units at the service of their archbishops, were too highly fragmented to constitute a single power holder. This volume’s examination of these power dynamics makes it clear that history of the colonial Catholic Church cannot be separated from political history of the Philippines.

139.99 In Stock
Chaplains of the King in the Colonial Philippines: Archbishoprics and Unstable Authority, 1595-1653

Chaplains of the King in the Colonial Philippines: Archbishoprics and Unstable Authority, 1595-1653

by Alexandre Coello de la Rosa
Chaplains of the King in the Colonial Philippines: Archbishoprics and Unstable Authority, 1595-1653

Chaplains of the King in the Colonial Philippines: Archbishoprics and Unstable Authority, 1595-1653

by Alexandre Coello de la Rosa

Hardcover

$139.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    In stock. Ships in 1-2 days.
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview

The first of two volumes on the archbishops and cathedral chapters of seventeenth-century Manila, this book fills a historiographical gap by examining the diocesan clergy of the Philippines’ political maneuverings. In particular, this volume studies the archbishops’ unstable authority and ecclesiastical chapters’ preeminence at this time. First, it emphasizes the need for a new paradigm of conflict-ridden Catholic evangelization—ius predicandi—that explores the interactions and engagements of the Church’s legal agents, mainly priests, canons, and bishops, and brings their rivalries to the fore. Second, it draws attention to one of the most neglected topics in Philippine ecclesiastical history, namely the metropolitan cathedral chapters, which, far from being monolithic units at the service of their archbishops, were too highly fragmented to constitute a single power holder. This volume’s examination of these power dynamics makes it clear that history of the colonial Catholic Church cannot be separated from political history of the Philippines.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783031889677
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication date: 07/07/2025
Pages: 331
Product dimensions: 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Alexandre Coello de la Rosa is Professor of Latin American History and the Philippines at the Department of Humanities of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain. His main lines of research deal with historical anthropology, chronicles of the Indies, and early modern Spanish colonialism, specially focused on ecclesiastical history of the Marianas and the Philippines. He has been a visiting professor at the Universidade Federal do Grande Dourados (UFGD, Brazil), the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM, Mexico) and the Instituto France's de Estudios Andinos (IFEA, Peru). From 2020 to 2024, he was a researcher at Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Spain.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The First Years.- Chapter 3. In the Wake of the Dominicans.- Chapter 4. A Failed Attempt of Secularization.- Chapter 5. A Conciliatory Spirit.- Chapter 6. A Strengthened Chapter.- Chapter 7. The Governor’s Nemesis.- Chapter 8. The Longest Interregnum.

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews