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Pedro Antón Serra
Pedro Antón Serra (1585–1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lérida (1621–1632). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Pedro Antón Serra was born in Zaragoza, Spain in 1585. On 19 Apr 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Lérida. On 1 Aug 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Andrés Balaguer Salvador, Bishop of Orihuela, with Miguel Angulo Gómez de Carvajal, Titular Bishop of ''Coronea'', and Tomás Espinosa, Titular Bishop of ''Marocco o Marruecoswith'', serving as co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churche .... He served as Bishop of Lérida until his death on 17 Feb 1632. References External links and additional sources * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
