Alfonso Bravo de Laguna

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bravo and the second or maternal family name is de Laguna.

Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M. (1616 – 9 June 1674) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1664–1674).

Most Reverend Alfonso Bravo de Laguna
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicaragua
In office	1664–1674
Predecessor	Juan de la Torre y Castro
Successor	Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo
Orders
Consecration	21 September 1671 by Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo
Personal details
Born	1616 Tepeaca, México
Died	9 June 1674 (age 58) Cartago, Costa Rica
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Alfonso Bravo de Laguna was born in Tepeaca, México in 1616 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. After the death of Tomás Manso in 1659, he was appointed in 1660 as Vicar Capitular of the Diocese of León in Nicaragua. As Manso's replacement, Bishop Juan de la Torre y Castro, died six days after arriving in Nicaragua, he continued as administrator of the diocese. In July 1664, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Nicaragua but not confirmed by Pope Clement X until six years later on 1 September 1670. On 21 September 1671, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala. He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 9 June 1674 in Cartago, Costa Rica.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}