Alfonso Merchante de Valeria

Most Reverend
Alfonso Merchante de Valeria
Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos
Titular Bishop of Sidon
Church Catholic Church
In office 1582-1605
Predecessor Georg Neumann
Successor Leonard Abel
Orders
Consecration 1563
by Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla
Personal details
Born 1513
Died 1581 (age 68)
Burgos, Spain

Alfonso Merchante de Valeria (1513 1581) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos and Titular Bishop of Sidon (1563-1581).[1][2][3]

Biography

On 15 Oct 1563, Alfonso Merchante de Valeria was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos and Titular Bishop of Sidon.[1] In 1563, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla, Bishop of Burgos.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos until his death in 1581.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Sebastián Lartaún, Bishop of Cuzco (1571); Antonio Manrique Valencia, Bishop of Pamplona (1575); Gaspar Juan de la Figuera, Bishop of Jaca (1578); Miguel Rubio, Bishop of Ampurias e Civita (1579); and Miguel Espinosa, Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (1580)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Alfonso Merchante de Valeria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Sidon (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016
  3. "Titular Episcopal See of Sidon" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Georg Neumann
Titular Bishop of Sidon
1563-1581
Succeeded by
Leonard Abel
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