Juan Alonso y Ocón (21 March 1597 – 12 October 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1651–1656), Bishop of Cuzco (1642–1651), and Bishop of Yucatán (1638–1642).[1][2]
Biography
Juan Alonso y Ocón was born in Villa de Ocón, Spain.[2] On 14 June 1638 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Yucatán.[1][2] He was consecrated bishop by Diego Castejón Fonseca, Bishop Emeritus of Lugo with Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Bishop of Ispahan, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 3 November 1642 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on 31 August 1643 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cuzco.[1][2] On 2 April 1651 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas where he served until his death on 12 October 1656.[1][2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Diego Rueda Rico, Bishop of Tui (1639);
- Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1639);
- Cesare Facchinetti, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1639);
- Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval, Bishop of Zamora (1639);
- Mendo de Benavides, Bishop of Segovia (1639); and
- Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala (1639).
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cuzco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Yucatán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sucre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGonzalo de Salazar (bishop) | Bishop of Yucatán 1638–1642 | Succeeded byAndrés Fernandez de Ipenza |
| Preceded byDiego Montoya Mendoza | Bishop of Cuzco 1642–1651 | Succeeded byPedro de Ortega y Sotomayor |
| Preceded byPedro de Oviedo Falconi | Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas 1651–1656 | Succeeded byGaspar de Villarroel |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 375, 171, and 282. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7][2.8]"Archbishop Juan Alonso y Ocón" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016