Alfonso Guerra (bishop)

The Most Reverend 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	Valladolid, Spain
Died	18 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

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

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 239. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 236. (in Latin)
3. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 197. (in Latin)
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alfonso Guerra, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
5. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alonso Guerra, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• 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]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Pedro de la Torre	Bishop of Paraguay 1579–1592	Succeeded by Thomas Vásquez de Liaño
Preceded by Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega	Bishop of Michoacán 1592–1596	Succeeded by Domingo de Ulloa