Alfonso de Franco y Luna

Most Reverend
Alfonso de Franco y Luna
Bishop of La Paz
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of La Paz
In office 1639–1645
Predecessor Feliciano de la Vega Padilla
Successor Francisco de la Serna
Orders
Consecration 31 October 1632
by Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega
Personal details
Born 1572
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Died 1645 (age 73)
La Paz, Bolivia
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Alfonso de Franco y Luna (1572–1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1639–1645) and Bishop of Durango (1632–1639).

Biography

Alfonso de Franco y Luna was born in 1572 in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.[1] On 7 June 1632, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Durango.[1][2] On 31 October 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, with Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila, Bishop of Nicaragua, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 30 May 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of La Paz.[1] He served as Bishop of La Paz until his death in 1645.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alfonso de Franco y Luna". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  2. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alonso de Franco y Luna". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Durango". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Durango (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of La Paz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez		 Bishop of Durango
1632–1639		 Succeeded by
Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés
Preceded by
Feliciano de la Vega Padilla		 Bishop of La Paz
1639–1645		 Succeeded by
Francisco de la Serna


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