Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Most Reverend Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar | |
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| Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) |
| In office | 1607–1625 |
| Predecessor | Diego de Romano y Govea |
| Successor | |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | June 1599 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1546 México |
| Died | 16 March 1625 Tlaxcala, México |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1580–1597) |
Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (18 May 1546 – 16 March 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) (1607–1625),[1] Bishop of Guadalajara (1598–1607),[2] and Bishop Elect of Nicaragua (1594–1595).
Biography[]
Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar was born in México on 18 May 1546.[3][4] On 31 March 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua but resigned in 1595.[3] On 11 March 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Guadalajara.[2][3] In June 1599, he was consecrated bishop[3] On 11 March 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles).[1][3] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) until his death on 16 March 1625.[1][3]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan de Cervantes (bishop), Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1609), and Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, Bishop of Chiapas (1613).[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 338.
|volume=has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ Jump up to: a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 198.
|volume=has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources[]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guadalajara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- 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]
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