Alonso Guzmán y Talavera explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Alonso Guzmán y Talavera
Bishop-Elect of Trujillo
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Trujillo
Term:	1577
Predecessor:	None
Successor:	Francisco de Ovanda

Alonso Guzmán y Talavera, O.S.H. was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed the first Bishop of Trujillo (1577).^[1]

Biography

Alonso Guzmán y Talavera was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Jerome.In 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Trujillo.He was consecrated bishop but then immediately resigned from his posting for which the reason is not known.^{[2] [3]}

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archdiocese of Trujillo. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo (Peru). GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguzytal.html "Bishop Alonso Guzmán y Talavera, O.S.H."
2. Book: de Alcedo, Antonio. Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentales ó América. 1789. 202. en la Imprenta de Benito Cano.
3. Book: Paz Soldán, Carlos. Revista peruana, Volumes 1-2. 1879.