Juan Pérez de la Serna

Juan Pérez de la Serna (1570 – August 8, 1631), was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zamora (1627–1631) and as the seventh Archbishop of Mexico (1613–1627).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Juan Pérez de la Serna
Archbishop (personal title) of Zamora
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Zamora
Predecessor	Juan Roco Campofrío
Successor	Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor
Personal details
Born	1570 Cervera, Spain
Died	August 8, 1631
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Archbishop of Mexico (1613–1627)

Biography

Juan Pérez de la Serna was born in Cervera del Llano, Spain.[2][3] On May 13, 1613, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as the seventh Archbishop of Mexico.[1][2] On July 19, 1627, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Zamora, Spain where he served until his death on August 8, 1631.[1][2] He died in Zamora, Spain.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

• Diego de Contreras (1613), Archbishop of Santo Domingo;
• Miguel García Serrano (1617), Bishop of Nueva Segovia;
• Francisco de Rivera y Pareja (1618), Bishop of Guadalajara;
• Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez (1621), Bishop of Durango;
• Luis de Cañizares (1624), Bishop of Nueva Caceres;
• Gutiérrez Bernardo de Quirós (1626), Bishop of Tlaxcala;

and principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Sebastião de Matos de Noronha (1626), Bishop of Elvas.[2]

See also

• Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel for his dispute with the viceroy of New Spain

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 240 and 376. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Juan Pérez de la Serna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. Arquidiocesis de Mexico website: "Arzobishops" retrieved January 3, 2016
4. Alejandro Cañeque (2004). The King's Living Image. Routledge (UK). ISBN 0-415-94445-7.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Zamora". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Zamora (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of México". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of México". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• (in Spanish) List of Archbishops of Mexico