Alfonso de Fonseca

Most Reverend
Alfonso de Fonseca
Bishop of Osma
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Osma
Predecessor Raffaele Sansone Riario
Successor Alfonso Enríquez
Personal details
Died 1473
Seville, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Ávila (1469-1485)
Bishop of Cuenca (1485-1493)

Alfonso de Fonseca (died 1505) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osma (1493-1505), Bishop of Cuenca (1485-1493), and Bishop of Ávila (1469-1485).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

On 29 Jan 1469, Alfonso de Fonseca was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul II as Bishop of Ávila.[1] On 25 Feb 1470, he was ordained bishop by Giacopo Antonio Venier, Bishop of Cuenca; Giovanni Gianderoni, Bishop of Città di Castello; and Corrado Marcellini, Bishop of Montefeltro.[1] On 26 Aug 1485, he was appointed by Pope Innocent VIII as Bishop of Cuenca.[1] On 24 May 1493, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Osma where he served until his death in 1505.[1]

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Martín Fernández de Vilches
Bishop of Ávila
1469-1485
Succeeded by
Hernando de Talavera
Preceded by
Alfonso de Burgos
Bishop of Cuenca
1485-1493
Succeeded by
Raffaele Sansone Riario
Preceded by
Raffaele Sansone Riario
Bishop of Osma
1493-1505
Succeeded by
Alfonso Enríquez
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