Alfonso Guerra OP (died 18 June 1596) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1592–1596)[1][2] and Bishop of Paraguay (1579–1592).[3]
Alfonso Guerra | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Michoacán | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Michoacán |
| In office | 1592–1596 |
| Predecessor | Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega |
| Successor | Domingo de Ulloa |
| Previous post | Bishop of Paraguay (1579–1592) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 9 March 1592 by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 18 June 1596 |
Biography
editAlfonso Guerra was born in Valladolid, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[4][5] On 6 February 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Paraguay.[3][4][5] On 9 March 1592, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima, with Antonio Avendaño y Paz, Bishop of Concepción; Sebastián Lartaún, Bishop of Cuzco; and Diego de Medellin, Bishop of Santiago de Chile, serving as co-consecrators.[4][5] On 9 March 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Michoacán.[1][2][4][5] He served in that role until his death on 18 June 1596 in Valladolid.[1][2][4][5]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 239. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 236. (in Latin)
- 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 197. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alfonso Guerra, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- 1 2 3 4 5 Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alonso Guerra, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
edit- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Asunción". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción (Paraguay)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Morelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
 | This article about a Catholic bishop from Paraguay is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |