Antonio Pérez, O.S.B. (2 May 1562 – 1 May 1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop of Tarragona
The Archdiocese of Tarragona () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Tarragon ...
(1633–1637), ''(in Latin)''Bishop of Lérida (1633), ''(in Latin)'' and
Bishop of Urgell
The Diocese of Urgell (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Catalonia (Spain) and the Principality of Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,Santo Domingo de Silos,
Spain
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on 2 May 1562 and ordained a priest in the
Order of Saint Benedict
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On 17 May 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII
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as
Bishop of Urgell
The Diocese of Urgell (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Catalonia (Spain) and the Principality of Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,Antonio Zapata y Cisneros,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Santa Balbina
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History
This had been the site of the large home of Lucius Fabius Cilo, a wealthy Roman of the ...
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On 21 February 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lérida.
On 28 November 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as
Archbishop of Tarragona
The Archdiocese of Tarragona () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Tarragon ...