Juan de Mañozca y Zamora


Juan de Mañozca y Zamora was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico.

Biography

Juan de Mañozca y Zamora was born in Marquina, Spain. On 14 Jul 1643, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 16 Nov 1643 as Archbishop of Mexico. On 24 Feb 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala with Fernando Montero Espinosa, Bishop of Nueva Segovia serving as co-consecrator. He served as Archbishop of Mexico until his death on 12 Dec 1650. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila.