About Alonso Guerra
Lived 1501 – 1596 (aged 94–95). Alonso Guerra was a Spanish catholic priest, catholic bishop and friar.
Alfonso Guerra OP (died 18 June 1596) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1592–1596) and Bishop of Paraguay (1579–1592).
Biography Alfonso Guerra was born in Valladolid, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 6 February 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Paraguay. On 9 March 1592, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima, with Antonio Avendaño y Paz, Bishop of Concepción; Sebastián Lartaún, Bishop of Cuzco; and Diego de Medellin, Bishop of Santiago de Chile, serving as co-consecrators. On 9 March 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Michoacán. He served in that role until his death on 18 June 1596 in Valladolid.
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Who was Alonso Guerra?
Spanish Roman Catholic bishop
When was Alonso Guerra born?
Alonso Guerra was born in 1501 in Valladolid.
When did Alonso Guerra die?
Alonso Guerra died on 18 June 1596 in Michoacán.
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Alonso Guerra was a catholic priest, catholic bishop and friar.
What nationality was Alonso Guerra?
Alonso Guerra was Spanish.
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· DBpedia: Alfonso Guerra (bishop)
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