Alonso Guzmán y Talavera

Most Reverend
Alonso Guzmán y Talavera
Bishop-Elect of Trujillo
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Trujillo
In office 1577
Predecessor None
Successor Francisco de Ovanda

Alonso Guzmán y Talavera, O.S.H. was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed the first Bishop of Trujillo (1577).[1][2][3]

Biography

Alonso Guzmán y Talavera was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.[1] In 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Trujillo.[1] He was consecrated bishop but then immediately resigned from his posting for which the reason is not known.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bishop Alonso Guzmán y Talavera, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 2, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Trujillo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. de Alcedo, Antonio. Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentales ó América. en la Imprenta de Benito Cano. p. 202.
  5. Paz Soldán, Carlos. Revista peruana, Volumes 1-2.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None
Bishop-Elect of Trujillo
1577
Succeeded by
Francisco de Ovanda
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