Alfonso de Franco y Luna

Most Reverend
Alfonso de Franco y Luna
Bishop of La Paz
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of La Paz
In office 1639-1645
Predecessor Feliciano de la Vega Padilla
Successor Francisco de la Serna
Orders
Consecration 31 Oct 1632
by Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega
Personal details
Born 1572
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Died 1645 (age 73)
La Paz, Bolivia
Previous post Bishop of Durango (1632-1639)

Alfonso de Franco y Luna (1572 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1639-1645) and Bishop of Durango (1632-1639).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Alfonso de Franco y Luna was born in 1572 in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.[1] On 7 Jun 1632, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Durango.[1] On 31 Oct 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, with Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila, Bishop of Nicaragua, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 30 May 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of La Paz.[1] He served as Bishop of La Paz until his death in 1645.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Alfonso de Franco y Luna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durango" retrieved December 31, 2015
  3. "Archdiocese of Durango". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
  4. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz" retrieved November 16, 2015
  5. "Archdiocese of La Paz" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez
Bishop of Durango
1632-1639
Succeeded by
Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés
Preceded by
Feliciano de la Vega Padilla
Bishop of La Paz
1639-1645
Succeeded by
Francisco de la Serna
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