Jacinto María Cervera y Cervera
Jacinto María Cervera y Cervera (Pedralba, October 12, 1827 - Mallorca, November 14, 1897) was a Spanish ecclesiastic, third Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna[1] and subsequently Bishop of the Diocese of Mallorca.
The Most Reverend Jacinto María Cervera y Cervera | |
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| Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna and Diocese of Mallorca | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Diocese of Tenerife and Diocese of Mallorca |
| In office | 1882-1885 |
| Predecessor | Ildefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías |
| Successor | Ramón Torrijos y Gómez |
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| Born | October 12, 1827 Pedralba-Spain |
| Died | November 14, 1897 Mallorca, Spain |
| Previous post | Priest |
Biography
Born in Pedralba in the Valencian Community on October 12, 1827, he was ordained a priest in 1850.
He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Zaragoza on December 16, 1880, with the titular seat of Hypsus. He was consecrated a bishop on February 6, 1881. The following year, on March 27, 1882, he was appointed bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (or Tenerife). He entered the diocese on July 16, 1882 and officiated as Pontifical in the Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. He was the third bishop of Tenerife. He ordained five diocesan priests and years later presented the resignation that was accepted on July 21, 1885 and retired to the Balearic Islands.[1]
Finally, the year of retiring, was designated 10 of June 1886 like bishop of Mallorca and Ibiza, position that occupied until his death the day 14 of November 1897, at the age of 70 years.
Notes
- "Historia de la Diócesis Nivariense". Obispado de Tenerife. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
