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Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga

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Most Reverend
Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga
Archbishop (personal title) of Cuzco
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Cuzco
In office 1629–1638
Predecessor Lorenzo Pérez de Grado
Successor Diego Montoya Mendoza
Previous posts Auxiliary Bishop of Badajoz (1614–1628)
Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1628–1629)
Personal details
Born 1568
Mérida, Spain
Died November 9, 1638 (age 70)
Cuzco, Peru

Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga (1558 – November 9, 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Cuzco (1629–1638), Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1628–1629), and Auxiliary Bishop of Badajoz (1614–1628).[1]

Biography

Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga was born in Mérida, Spain in 1568 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On February 17, 1614, he was appointed by Pope Paul V as Auxiliary Bishop of Badajoz in Spain and Titular Bishop of Bugi.[3][2] On November 13, 1628, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2] On March 8, 1629, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Cuzco.[3][2] He served as Archbishop of Cuzco until his death on November 9, 1638.[3][2]

While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of Francisco Vega Borja, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas.[2]

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