Juan Pérez de la Serna

Juan Pérez de la Serna (1570 – August 8, 1631), was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zamora (1627–1631) and as the seventh Archbishop of Mexico (16131627).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Juan Pérez de la Serna
Archbishop (personal title) of Zamora
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Zamora
PredecessorJuan Roco Campofrío
SuccessorDiego Zúñiga Sotomayor
Personal details
Born1570
Cervera, Spain
DiedAugust 8, 1631
NationalitySpanish
Previous postArchbishop of Mexico (1613–1627)

Biography

Juan Pérez de la Serna was born in Cervera del Llano, Spain.[2][3] On May 13, 1613, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as the seventh Archbishop of Mexico.[1][2] On July 19, 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 August 8, 1631.[1][2] He died in Zamora, Spain.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

and principal co-consecrator of:[2]

See also

  • Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel for his dispute with the viceroy of New Spain

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 240 and 376. (in Latin)
  2. "Archbishop Juan Pérez de la Serna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Arquidiocesis de Mexico website: "Arzobishops" retrieved January 3, 2016
  4. Alejandro Cañeque (2004). The King's Living Image. Routledge (UK). ISBN 0-415-94445-7.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
García Guerra
Archbishop of Mexico
1613–1627
Succeeded by
Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola
Preceded by
Juan Roco Campofrío
Archbishop of Zamora
1627–1631
Succeeded by
Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor
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