Alvaro Moscoso Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Alvaro Moscoso
Bishop of Zamora
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Zamora
Term:1561–1564
Predecessor:Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz
Successor:Juan Manuel de la Cerda
Birth Date:1493
Birth Place:Cáceres, Spain
Death Date:1564 (age 71)
Death Place:Zamora, Spain
Previous Post:Bishop of Pamplona (1550–1561)
Nationality:Spanish

Alvaro Moscoso (1493 – 1564) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Zamora (1561–1564) and Bishop of Pamplona (1550–1561).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Alvaro Moscoso was born in Cáceres, Spain in 1493.On 27 June 1550, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Pamplona.On 2 June 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Zamora.He served as Bishop of Zamora until his death in 1564.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmosco.html "Bishop Alvaro Moscoso"
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpamp.html "Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/pamp0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela"