Alonso Guzmán y Talavera, O.S.H. was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed the first Bishop of Trujillo (1577).[1]
Most Reverend Alonso Guzmán y Talavera | |
|---|---|
| Bishop-Elect of Trujillo | |
 Alonso Guzmán y Talavera | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Trujillo |
| In office | 1577 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Francisco de Ovanda |
Biography
editAlonso 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
edit- ^ a b c "Bishop Alonso Guzmán y Talavera, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 2, 2016
- ^ de Alcedo, Antonio (1789). Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentales ó América. en la Imprenta de Benito Cano. p. 202.
- ^ Paz Soldán, Carlos (1879). Revista peruana, Volumes 1-2.
External links and additional sources
edit- 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]
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