Alonso Antonio de San Martín

Most Reverend Alonso Antonio de San Martín
Bishop of Cuenca
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Cuenca
In office	1676–1705
Predecessor	Francisco de Zárate y Terán
Successor	Miguel del Olmo Manrique
Orders
Consecration	Apr 1676 by Francisco de Rois y Mendoza
Personal details
Born	1642 Madrid, Spain
Died	5 Jul 1705 (age 63) Cuenca, Spain

Alonso Antonio de San Martín (1642–1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1681–1705) and Bishop of Oviedo (1675–1681).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Alonso Antonio de San Martín was born in Madrid, Spain in 1642.^[1] On 1 Oct 1675, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement X on 16 Dec 1675 as Bishop of Oviedo.^[1] In Apr 1676, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco de Rois y Mendoza, Archbishop of Granada, with Clemente Alvarez López, Bishop of Guadix, and Melchior de Escuda Aybar, Titular Bishop of Utica, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 21 Oct 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Cuenca.^[1] He served as Bishop of Cuenca until his death on 5 Jul 1705.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Alonso Antonio de San Martín" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
2. "Diocese of Cuenca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Cuenca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Archdiocese of Oviedo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016