Alfonso López de Avila explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Alfonso López de Avila
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Term:1591–1591
Predecessor:Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
Successor:Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa
Birth Place:Córdoba, Spain
Death Date:30 December 1591
Death Place:Santo Domingo
Previous Post:Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1580–1591)

Alfonso López de Avila (died 30 December 1591) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1591)[1] and Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1580–1591).[2]

Biography

Alfonso López de Avila was born in Córdoba, Spain.[3] [4] On 14 March 1580 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo. On 29 November 1591 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent IX as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada where served until his death on 30 December 1591 in Santo Domingo.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 196. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 187. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Alfonso López de Avila . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Archbishop Alfonso López de Avila . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.