Juan de Mañozca y Zamora

Juan de Mañozca y Zamora (1580 – 12 December 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico (1643–1650).[1][2]

Most Reverend Juan de Mañozca y Zamora
Archbishop of Mexico
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Mexico
In office	1643–1650
Predecessor	Feliciano de la Vega Padilla
Successor	Marcelo Lopez de Azcona
Orders
Consecration	24 Feb 1645 by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Personal details
Born	1580 Markina, Spain
Died	12 December 1650 (age 70) Mexico City
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Juan de Mañozca y Zamora was born in Markina, Spain.[1] On 14 Jul 1643, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 16 Nov 1643 as Archbishop of Mexico.[1] On 24 Feb 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala with Fernando Montero Espinosa, Bishop of Nueva Segovia serving as co-consecrator.[1] He served as Archbishop of Mexico until his death on 12 Dec 1650.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila (1650).[1]

References

1. Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Juan de Mañozca y Zamora" retrieved January 12, 2016
2. Arquidiocesis de Mexico website: "Arzobishops" retrieved January 3, 2016

External links and additional sources

• 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]}