Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P. (died June 25, 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1587–1592) and Bishop of Comayagua (1578–1587).[1][2]
Most Reverend Alfonso de la Cerda | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of La Plata o Charcas | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of La Plata o Charcas |
| In office | 1587–1592 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso Graniero Avalos |
| Successor | Alonso Ramírez Vergara |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Comayagua (1578–1587) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | June 25, 1592 Chuquisaca, Peru |
Biography
editAlfonso de la Cerda was born in Caceres, Spain and moved to the United States to make a living but - discouraged by the morality of his fellow migrants - he left and entered the convent of San Rosario in Lima where he was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers in 1545.[3] He was elected prior of the convents of Porto Bello, Arequipa, and Lima, and then preacher-general of Peru, and finally provincial of Peru[3] where he established a requirement that all missionaries have some knowledge of Indian languages.[3] In 1573, he was sent to Rome to represent the interests of the Dominicans of Peru.[3] On January 13, 1578, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Comayagua.[1][2] On November 6, 1587, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas.[1][2] In 1588, he founded a convent of his order in Chuquisaca.[3] He served as Bishop La Plata o Charcas until his death on June 25, 1592, in Chuquisaca.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 173 and 152. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ a b c d e Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske Volume 1
External links and additional sources
edit- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Comayagua (Honduras)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- 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]
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