Francisco de la Serna

Francisco de la Serna, O.E.S.A. (1568 – April 1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1645–1647), Bishop of Popayán (1638–1645), and Bishop of Paraguay (1635–1638).[1]

Most Reverend

Francisco de la Serna
Bishop of La Paz
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of La Paz
In office1645–1647
PredecessorAlfonso de Franco y Luna
SuccessorLuis Antonio de Castro y Castillo
Orders
Ordination9 June 1596
Consecration15 November 1637
by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte
Personal details
Born1568
Huanuco, Peru
DiedApril 1647 (age 79)
La Paz, Bolivia
NationalityPeruvian
Previous postBishop of Paraguay (1635–1638)
Bishop of Popayán (1638–1645)

Biography

Francisco de la Serna was born in Huanuco, Peru in 1568 and ordained a priest in the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine on 9 June 1596.[2][3] On 17 December 1635, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2][3] On 15 November 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte, Archbishop of Lima, assisted by Father Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor.[2][3] On 14 June 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Popayán.[1][2][3] On 19 January 1645, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 21 August 1645 as Bishop of La Paz.[1][2][3] He died in April 1647.[1][2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Gaspar de Villarroel, Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1638); and the principal co-consecrator of Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides, Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1640).[2]

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References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 98, 269, and 285. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de la Serna, O.E.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Francisco de la Serna, O.E.S.A." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.[self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar		 Bishop of Paraguay
1635–1638		 Succeeded by
Bernardino de Cárdenas Ponce
Preceded by
Diego Montoya Mendoza		 Bishop of Popayán
1638–1645		 Succeeded by
Vasco Jacinto de Contreras y Valverde
Preceded by
Alfonso de Franco y Luna		 Bishop of La Paz
1645–1647		 Succeeded by
Luis Antonio de Castro y Castillo


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