Francisco de la Serna, O.E.S.A. (1568 – April 1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1645–1647), Bishop of Popayán (1638–1645), and Bishop of Paraguay (1635–1638).[1]
Biography
Francisco de la Serna was born in Huanuco, Peru in 1568 and ordained a priest in the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine on 9 June 1596.[2][3] On 17 December 1635, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2][3] On 15 November 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte, Archbishop of Lima, assisted by Father Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor.[2][3] On 14 June 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Popayán.[1][2][3] On 19 January 1645, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 21 August 1645 as Bishop of La Paz.[1][2][3] He died in April 1647.[1][2][3]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Gaspar de Villarroel, Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1638); and the principal co-consecrator of Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides, Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1640).[2]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of La Paz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Popayán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Diocese of Popayán (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Asunción". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción (Paraguay)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byCristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar | Bishop of Paraguay 1635–1638 | Succeeded byBernardino de Cárdenas Ponce |
| Preceded byDiego Montoya Mendoza | Bishop of Popayán 1638–1645 | Succeeded byVasco Jacinto de Contreras y Valverde |
| Preceded byAlfonso de Franco y Luna | Bishop of La Paz 1645–1647 | Succeeded byLuis Antonio de Castro y Castillo |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4][1.5]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 98, 269, and 285. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de la Serna, O.E.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5][3.6]Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Francisco de la Serna, O.E.S.A." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.[self-published]