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Antonio de Hervias

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Most Reverend
Antonio de Hervias
O.P.
Bishop of Cartagena
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Cartagena
In office 1587–1590
Predecessor Juan Montalvo
Successor Juan de Labrada
Previous posts Bishop of Verapaz (1579–1587)
Bishop of Arequipa (1577–1579)
Personal details
Died 28 September 1587
Cartagena, Colombia

Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (died in 1590), was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cartagena (1587–1590),[1] Bishop of Verapaz (1579–1587),[2] and the first Bishop of Arequipa (1577–1579).[3]

Biography

Son of Marcos de Hervias and Ana Calderón, he studied at the Colegio de San Gregorio of Valladolid, and he studied at the convent of Sant Esteve in Salamanca.

Antonio de Hervias was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[4]

  • On 15 April 1577 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Arequipa.[3][4]
  • On 9 January 1579 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Verapaz.[2][4]
  • On 28 September 1587 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Sixtus V as Archbishop of Cartagena where he served until his death on 28 September 1587.[1][4]

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 154. (in Latin)
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 330. (in Latin)
  3. Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 116. (in Latin)
  4. Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Back to citation occurrence 4.2 Back to citation occurrence 4.3 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published