Juan de Cervantes (24 June 1553 – 13 September 1614) was a Roman Catholic
prelate
A prelate () is a high-ranking member of the Christian clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin , the past participle of , which means 'carry before', 'be set above or over' or 'pre ...
who served as
Bishop of Antequera (1608–1614).
Biography
Juan de Cervantes was born in México on 24 June 1553.
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On 28 May 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...
as
Bishop of Antequera.
On 3 May 1609, he was consecrated bishop by
Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar,
Bishop of Tlaxcala.
He served as Bishop of Antequera until his death on 13 September 1614.
See also
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Catholic Church in Mexico
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References
External links and additional sources
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17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mexico
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V
1553 births
1614 deaths
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