Antonio Pérez (archbishop)

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Antonio Pérez
Archbishop of Tarragona
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Tarragona
In office1633–1637
PredecessorJuan Guzmán (archbishop)
Successor
Orders
Consecration23 Aug 1627
by Antonio Zapata y Cisneros
Personal details
Born2 May 1562
Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain
Died1 May 1637 (age 74)
Tarragona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Previous post(s)Bishop of Urgell (1627–1633)
Bishop of Lérida (1633)

Antonio Pérez, O.S.B. (2 May 1562 – 1 May 1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Tarragona (1633–1637),[1] Bishop of Lérida (1633),[2] and Bishop of Urgell (1627–1633).[3]

Biography[]

He was born in Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain on 2 May 1562 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[4][5] On 17 May 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Urgell.[3][4] On 23 August 1627, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Zapata y Cisneros, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina.[4] On 21 February 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lérida.[2][4] On 28 November 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Tarragona.[1][4] He served as Archbishop of Tarragona until his death on 1 May 1637.[1][4]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of , Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1633).[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 328. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 208. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 353–354. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Antonio Pérez, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
  5. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Antonio Pérez, O.S.B". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Urgell
1627–1633
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Pedro Antón Serra
Bishop of Lérida
1633
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Juan Guzmán (archbishop)
Archbishop of Tarragona
1633–1637
Succeeded by


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