Juan de Cervantes (bishop)

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Juan de Cervantes (24 June 1553 – 13 September 1614) was a Roman Catholic prelate. He served as the Bishop of Antequera (1608–1614).

Biography

Juan de Cervantes was born in Mexico on the 24 of June, 1553.[1] On the 28 of May 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Antequera.[1] On the 3 of May 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar, who was the Bishop of Tlaxcala.[1] He served as Bishop of Antequera until his death on the 13 of September,1614.[1]

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