Alonso Ramírez Vergara

Most Reverend
Alonso Ramírez Vergara
Bishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church Catholic Church
In office 1594–1602
Predecessor Alfonso de la Cerda (bishop)
Successor Luis López de Solís
Orders
Consecration 17 June 1594
by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Personal details
Died 19 November 1602
Sucre, Peru

Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S. (died 19 November 1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1594–1602).[1]

Biography

Alonso Ramírez Vergara was ordained a priest in the Order of Santiago.[1] On 17 June 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas.[1] In 1595, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima.[1] He served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on 19 November 1602.[1]

References

  • 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 by
Alfonso de la Cerda (bishop)
Bishop of La Plata o Charcas
1594–1602
Succeeded by
Luis López de Solís
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