Most Reverend

Antonio de Fonseca
Bishop of Pamplona
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1545-1557
PredecessorPedro Pacheco de Villena
SuccessorAlvaro Moscoso
Personal details
Born1503
Toro, Spain
Died19 January 1557 (age 55)

Antonio de Fonseca (1503−19 January 1557) was a Roman Catholic prelate and statesman who served as Bishop of Pamplona (1545-1557).[1][2][3]

Biography

Antonio de Fonseca was born in Toro, Spain in 1503 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[1] On 9 Jan 1545, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Pamplona.[1] On 27 Jun 1550, he resigned as Bishop of Pamplona.[1] As word of his death on 19 Jan 1557 had not yet reached the Vatican, he was appointed Patriarch of the West Indies by Pope Paul IV in 1558.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Antonio de Fonseca, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

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Catholic Church titles Preceded byPedro Pacheco de Villena Bishop of Pamplona 1545-1557 Succeeded byAlvaro Moscoso Preceded byFernando Niño de Guevara Patriarch of the West Indies 1558 (named after death) Succeeded byPedro de Moya y Contreras


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