Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga (1658 – November 9, 1638) was a

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prelate who served as the Archbishop of Cuzco (1629–1638), Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1628–1629), and Auxiliary Bishop of Badajoz (1614–1628). ''(in Latin)'' GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz"
retrieved December 4, 2015
retrieved December 4, 2015

Biography

Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga was born in

Mérida, Spain Mérida () is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, part of the Province of Badajoz, and capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura. Located in the western-central part of the Iberian Peninsula at 217 metres above sea ...

in 1568 and ordained a priest in the

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. On February 17, 1614, he was appointed by

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V (; ) (17 September 1552 – 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 Galileo Galilei as a mem ...

as Auxiliary Bishop of Badajoz in Spain and Titular Bishop of ''Bugi.'' On November 13, 1628, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...

as Archbishop of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo. On March 8, 1629, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Cuzco. He served as Archbishop of Cuzco until his death on November 9, 1638. While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of

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, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas.

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