Alonso Guzmán y Talavera

Most Reverend
Alonso Guzmán y Talavera
Bishop-Elect of Trujillo
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Trujillo
In office 1577
Predecessor None
Successor Francisco de Ovanda

Alonso Guzmán y Talavera, O.S.H. was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed the first Bishop of Trujillo (1577).[1]

Biography

Alonso Guzmán y Talavera was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.[1] In 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Trujillo.[1] He was consecrated bishop but then immediately resigned from his posting for which the reason is not known.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bishop Alonso Guzmán y Talavera, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 2, 2016
  2. de Alcedo, Antonio. Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentales ó América. en la Imprenta de Benito Cano. p. 202.
  3. Paz Soldán, Carlos. Revista peruana, Volumes 1-2.
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Trujillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None
Bishop-Elect of Trujillo
1577
Succeeded by
Francisco de Ovanda
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