Pedro Antón Serra

Most Reverend

Pedro Antón Serra
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Lérida
In office1621–1632
PredecessorFrancisco Virgili
SuccessorAntonio Pérez (archbishop)
Orders
Consecration1 Aug 1621
by Andrés Balaguer Salvador
Personal details
Born1585
Zaragoza, Spain
Died17 Feb 1632

Pedro Antón Serra (1585–1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lérida (1621–1632).[1]

Biography

Pedro Antón Serra was born in Zaragoza, Spain in 1585.[2] On 19 Apr 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Lérida.[1][2] On 1 Aug 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Andrés Balaguer Salvador, Bishop of Orihuela, with Miguel Angulo Gómez de Carvajal, Titular Bishop of Coronea, and Tomás Espinosa, Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecoswith, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lérida until his death on 17 Feb 1632.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 208. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro Antón Serra". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lérida
1621–1632 		Succeeded by


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