In general, the Spanish monarchy appointed non-Churchmen to the position of viceroy, but New Spain's archbishops had to step in as interim viceroy throughout the colonial period.
ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, ðə spˈænɪʃ mˈɑːnɚki ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd nˈɑːntʃˈɜːtʃmɛn tə ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv vˈaɪsɹɔɪ, bˌʌt nˈuː spˈeɪnz ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəps hædtə stˈɛp ɪn æz ˈɪntɚɹˌɪm vˈaɪsɹɔɪ θɹuːˈaʊt ðə kəlˈoʊnɪəl pˈiəɹɪəd.