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Juan de Cervantes (bishop)

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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
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

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Juan de Cervantes was born in México on the 24 of June, 1553.[1] On the 28 of May 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Antequera.[1] On the 3 of May 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar, who was the Bishop of Tlaxcala.[1] He served as Bishop of Antequera until his death on the 13 of September,1614.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan de Cervantes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Antequera
1608–1614
Succeeded by