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]

Most Reverend

Alfonso de Fonseca
Bishop of Osma
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Osma
In office1493–1505
PredecessorRaffaele Sansone Riario
SuccessorAlfonso Enríquez
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ávila (1469–1485)
Bishop of Cuenca (1485–1493)
Orders
Consecration25 February 1470
by Giacopo Antonio Venier
Personal details
Born1422 (1422)[1]
Died1505 (aged 82–83)
Seville
NationalitySpanish

Biography

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

On 29 January 1469, in order to thank 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pérez, José (2003). "Una impresa por Gullién de Brocar en 1498" (PDF). Príncipe de Viana (in Spanish). LXIV (228). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hernando, Máximo (12 July 2021). "Alonso de Fonseca, Obispo de Ávila, Cuenca y Osma, y el Ascenso de un Linaje de exiliados portugueses en la Castilla de los Siglos XV y XVI". Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. I (34): 227–262. doi:10.5944/etfiii.34.2021.30045. hdl:10261/250775.
  3. ^ a b Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Alfonso de Fonseca " retrieved January 23, 2016 [self-published source]
  4. ^ Companion to Music in the Age of the Catholic Monarchs. BRILL. 2016. p. 289. ISBN 9789004329324. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ávila
1469–1485
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Cuenca
1485–1493
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Osma
1493–1505
Succeeded by