Juan Pérez de la Serna (1570 – 8 August 1631) was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zamora (1627–1631) and as the seventh Archbishop of Mexico (1613–1627).[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Juan Pérez de la Serna was born in Cervera del Llano, Spain.[2][3] On 13 May 1613 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as the seventh Archbishop of Mexico.[1][2] On 19 July 1627 he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Zamora, Spain where he served until his death on 8 August 1631.[1][2] He died in Zamora, Spain.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- Diego de Contreras (1613), Archbishop of Santo Domingo;
- Miguel García Serrano (1617), Bishop of Nueva Segovia;
- Francisco de Rivera y Pareja (1618), Bishop of Guadalajara;
- Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez (1621), Bishop of Durango;
- Luis de Cañizares (1624), Bishop of Nueva Caceres;
- Gutiérrez Bernardo de Quirós (1626), Bishop of Tlaxcala;
and principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Sebastião de Matos de Noronha (1626), Bishop of Elvas.[2]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Zamora". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Zamora (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of México". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of México". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- (in Spanish) List of Archbishops of Mexico
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGarcía Guerra | Archbishop of Mexico 1613–1627 | Succeeded byFrancisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola |
| Preceded byJuan Roco Campofrío | Archbishop of Zamora 1627–1631 | Succeeded byDiego Zúñiga Sotomayor |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 240 and 376. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7]"Archbishop Juan Pérez de la Serna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- 3.[3.2]Arquidiocesis de Mexico website: "Arzobishops" Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine retrieved January 3, 2016
- 4.Alejandro Cañeque (2004). The King's Living Image. Routledge (UK). ISBN 0-415-94445-7.