Juan de Mañozca y Zamora (1580 – 12 December 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico (1643–1650).[1][2]
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
- ^ a b c d e f Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Juan de Mañozca y Zamora" retrieved January 12, 2016
- ^ Arquidiocesis de Mexico website: "Arzobishops" Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine 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]
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