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Alfonso de Fonseca

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Most Reverend
Alfonso de Fonseca
Bishop of Osma
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Osma
In office 1493–1505
Predecessor Raffaele Sansone Riario
Successor Alfonso Enríquez
Previous posts Bishop of Ávila (1469–1485)
Bishop of Cuenca (1485–1493)
Orders
Consecration 25 February 1470
by Giacopo Antonio Venier
Personal details
Born 1422[1]
Toro, Zamora[2]
Died 1505 (aged 82–83)
Seville

Alfonso de Fonseca (1422–1505) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osma (1493–1505), Bishop of Cuenca (1485–1493),[3] and Bishop of Ávila (1469–1485).[4]

Biography

Alfonso was the first son of Pedro de Ulloa y Fonesca and Isabel de Quijada.[2]

On 29 January 1469, in recognition of his services to the Spanish crown,[1] 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.[3]

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