Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Bishop of Coro | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Coro |
Term: | 1604–1610 |
Predecessor: | Domingo de Oña |
Successor: | Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa |
Consecration: | 1606 |
Birth Date: | 1555 |
Birth Place: | Azpeitia, Spain |
Death Date: | 13 May 1610 (age 55) |
Death Place: | Coro, Venezuela |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Antonio de Alzega, O.F.M or Antonio de Alcega (1555 – 13 May 1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coro (1604–1610).[1] [2]
Antonio de Alzega was born in Azpeitia, Spain in 1555 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.On 25 September 1604, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Coro and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII on 12 December 1605.In 1606, he was consecrated bishop.He served as Bishop of Coro until his death on 13 May 1610.