Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga

Most Reverend
Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga
Archbishop (personal title) of Cuzco
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Cuzco
Predecessor Lorenzo Pérez de Grado
Successor Diego Montoya Mendoza
Personal details
Born 1568
Mérida, Spain
Died November 9, 1638 (age 70)
Cuzco, Peru
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Auxiliary Bishop of Badajoz (1614-1628)
Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1628-1629)

Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga (1658-November 9, 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Cuzco (1629-1638), Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1628-1629), and Auxiliary Bishop of Badajoz (1614-1628).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[1] On February 17, 1614, he was appointed by Pope Paul V as Auxiliary Bishop of Badajoz in Spain and Titular Bishop of Bugi.[1] On November 13, 1628, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[1] On March 8, 1629, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop (personal title) of the Diocese of Cuzco.[1] He served as Archbishop of Cuzco until his death on November 9, 1638.[1] While bishop, he was the principal Consecrator of Francisco Vega Borja, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga, O.S.A." retrieved December 4, 2015
  2. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" retrieved December 4, 2015
  3. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz" retrieved December 4, 2015
  4. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre" retrieved December 4, 2015
Religious titles
Preceded by
Pedro de Oviedo Falconi		 Archbishop of Santo Domingo
1628-1629 		Succeeded by
Bernardino de Almansa Carrión
Preceded by
Lorenzo Pérez de Grado		 Archbishop (personal title) of Cuzco
1629-1638 		Succeeded by
Diego Montoya Mendoza
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