Alonso de Briceño

Most Reverend
Alonso de Briceño
Bishop of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela)
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Diocese of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela)
In office 1653-1668
Predecessor Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado
Successor Antonio González de Acuña
Orders
Consecration 12 Nov 164
by Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez
Personal details
Born 1587
Santiago, Chile
Died 16 Nov 1668
Trujillo, Peru
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Nicaragua (1644-1653)

Alonso de Briceño of Alonso de Brizeño (1587 – 16 November, 1668) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela) (1653-1668) and Bishop of Nicaragua (1644-1653).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Alonso de Briceño was born in Santiago, Chile in 1587 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] He served as Guardian of the Convent of Lima.[6] On 28 Jul 1644, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul III on 14 Nov 1644 as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1] On 12 Nov 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, Bishop of Panamá; and installed in December 1645.[1] On 18 Aug 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.[1] He never traveled to Caracas to take possession of the see; instead travelling to Trujillo, Peru[6] where he died on 16 Nov 1668.[1][6] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1658) and Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes, Bishop of Panamá (1659).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Alonso de Briceño (Brizeño), O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Diocese of León en Nicaragua" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Archdiocese of Caracas" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016
  5. ↑ "Archdiocese of Caracas" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 19, 2016
  6. 1 2 3 4 Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Fernando Núñez Sagredo		 Bishop of Nicaragua
1644-1653 		Succeeded by
Tomás Manso
Preceded by
Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado		 Bishop of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela)
1653-1668 		Succeeded by
Antonio González de Acuña


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