Juan Pérez de la Serna

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is de la Serna.

Juan Pérez de la Serna (1570 – 8 August 1631) was a Spanish 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
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Mexico (1613–1627)
Personal details
Born	1570 Cervera, Spain
Died	8 August 1631
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Juan Pérez de la Serna was born in Cervera del Llano, Spain.^[2][3] On 13 May 1613 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as the seventh Archbishop of Mexico.^[1][2] On 19 July 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 8 August 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