Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal

Most Reverend
Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal
Bishop of Antequera
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
In office 1636-1637
Predecessor Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa
Successor Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides
Orders
Consecration 15 Jul 1622
by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte
Personal details
Died 1637
Antequera, Oaxaca, México
Previous post Bishop of Santa Marta (1621-1625)
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1625-1629)
Bishop of Guadalajara (1629-1636)

Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal (died 1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera (1636-1637), Bishop of Guadalajara (1629-1636), Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1625-1629), and Bishop of Santa Marta (1621-1625).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Biography

On 17 Mar 1621, Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Santa Marta.[1] On 15 Jul 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.[1] On 1 Dec 1625, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.[1] On 17 Dec 1629, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Guadalajara and installed on 26 Jun 1631.[1] On 18 Feb 1636, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Antequera.[1] He served as Bishop of Antequera until his death in 1637.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 15, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 31, 2015
  5. "Archdiocese of Guadalajara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 17, 2016
  6. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 19, 2016
  7. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016
  8. "Diocese of Santa Marta" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016
  9. "Metropolitan Diocese of Santa Marta" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Sebastián Ocando
Bishop of Santa Marta
1621-1625
Succeeded by
Lucas García Miranda
Preceded by
Gregorio de Alarcón
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1625-1629
Succeeded by
Jerónimo Manrique de Lara y de Herrera
Preceded by
Francisco de Rivera y Pareja
Bishop of Guadalajara
1629-1636
Succeeded by
Juan Sánchez Duque de Estrada
Preceded by
Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa
Bishop of Antequera
1636-1637
Succeeded by
Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides
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