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Alfonso Guerra (bishop)

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Alfonso Guerra
Bishop of Michoacán
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Michoacán
In office1592–1596
PredecessorJuan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega
SuccessorDomingo de Ulloa
Previous post(s)Bishop of Paraguay (1579–1592)
Orders
Consecration9 March 1592
by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Personal details
Born
Died18 June 1596
Valladolid, Spain

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]

Biography

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Alfonso 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

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  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 239. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 236. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 197. (in Latin)
  4. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alfonso Guerra, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. ^ a b c d e Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alonso Guerra, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Paraguay
1579–1592
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Michoacán
1592–1596
Succeeded by