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Juan de Cervantes (bishop)

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Mexican bishop (1553–1614)
Most Reverend
Juan de Cervantes
Bishop of Antequera
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Antequera
In office1608–1614
PredecessorBaltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz
SuccessorJuan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa
Orders
Consecration3 May 1609
by Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Personal details
Born24 June 1553
México
Died13 September 1614 (age 61)
Antequera, Oaxaca, México
NationalityMexican

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan de Cervantes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byBaltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz Bishop of Antequera
1608–1614
Succeeded byJuan Bartolomé de Bohorquez e Hinojosa
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