Alfonso Guerra (bishop)
Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (1596) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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(s) | Bishop of Paraguay (1579–1592) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 9 March 1592 by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 18 June 1596 Valladolid, Spain |
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]
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