Alfonso de Fonseca

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Alfonso de Fonseca (1422–1505) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osma (1493–1505), Bishop of Cuenca (1485–1493),[1] and Bishop of Ávila (1469–1485).[2]

Biography

Alfonso was the first son of Pedro de Ulloa y Fonesca and Isabel de Quijada.[3]

On 29 January 1469, in recognition of his services to the Spanish crown,[4] Alfonso was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul II as Bishop of Ávila. On 25 February 1470, he was ordained bishop by Giacopo Antonio Venier, Bishop of Cuenca; Giovanni Gianderoni, Bishop of Città di Castello; and Corrado Marcellini, Bishop of Montefeltro. On 26 August 1485, he was appointed by Pope Innocent VIII as Bishop of Cuenca. On 24 May 1493, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Osma, where he served until his death in 1505.[1]

  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ávila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ávila". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cuenca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cuenca (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Osma-Soria". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Osma-Soria (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byMartín Fernández de VilchesBishop of Ávila 1469–1485Succeeded byHernando de Talavera
Preceded byAlfonso de BurgosBishop of Cuenca 1485–1493Succeeded byRaffaele Sansone Riario
Preceded byRaffaele Sansone RiarioBishop of Osma 1493–1505Succeeded byAlfonso Enríquez

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Alfonso de Fonseca " retrieved January 23, 2016
  2. 2.Companion to Music in the Age of the Catholic Monarchs. BRILL. 2016. p. 289. ISBN 9789004329324. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. 3.Hernando, Máximo (12 July 2021). "Alonso de Fonseca, Obispo de Ávila, Cuenca y Osma, y el Ascenso de un Linaje de exiliados portugueses en la Castilla de los Siglos XV y XVI". Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. I (34): 227–262. doi:10.5944/etfiii.34.2021.30045. hdl:10261/250775.
  4. 4.Pérez, José (2003). "Una impresa por Gullién de Brocar en 1498" (PDF). Príncipe de Viana (in Spanish). LXIV (228). Retrieved 15 February 2022.