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Juan Alonso y Ocón

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The Most Reverend
Juan Alonso y Ocón
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
In office 1651–1656
Predecessor Pedro de Oviedo Falconi
Successor Gaspar de Villarroel
Previous posts Bishop of Yucatán (1638–1642)
Bishop of Cuzco (1642–1651)
Orders
Consecration 1638
by Diego Castejón Fonseca
Personal details
Born 21 March 1597
Villa de Ocón, Spain
Died 12 October 1656 (aged 59)
Yucatán

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]

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