Alfonso López de Avila

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Alfonso López de Avila (died 30 December 1591) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1591)[1] and Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1580–1591).[2]

Biography

Alfonso López de Avila was born in Córdoba, Spain.[3][4] On 14 March 1580 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2][3] On 29 November 1591 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent IX as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada where served until his death on 30 December 1591 in Santo Domingo.[1][3]

  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Bogotá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Religious titles
Preceded byFrancisco Andrés de CarvajalArchbishop of Santo Domingo 1580–1591Succeeded byNicolás de Ramos y Santos
Preceded byLuis Zapata de CárdenasBishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada 1591Succeeded byBartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 196. (in Latin)
  2. 2.[2.2]Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 187. (in Latin)
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3]Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Alfonso López de Avila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
  4. 4.Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Alfonso López de Avila". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published