Juan de Cervantes (bishop)

Juan de Cervantes (24 June 1553 – 13 September 1614) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera (1608–1614).

Most Reverend Juan de Cervantes
Bishop of Antequera
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Antequera
In office	1608–1614
Predecessor	Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz
Successor	Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa
Orders
Consecration	3 May 1609 by Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Personal details
Born	24 June 1553 México
Died	13 September 1614 (age 61) Antequera, Oaxaca, México
Nationality	Mexican

Biography

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

See also

• Catholic Church in Mexico

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan de Cervantes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}