Alfonso López de Avila

Most Reverend
Alfonso López de Avila
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
In office 1591-1591
Predecessor Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
Successor Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa
Personal details
Died December 30, 1591
Santo Domingo
Previous post Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1580-1591)

Alfonso López de Avila (died December 30, 1591) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1591) and Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1580-1591).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

On March 14, 1580, Alfonso López de Avila was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[1] On November 29, 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 December 30, 1591.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Archbishop Alfonso López de Avila" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2015
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Bogotá" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Religious titles
Preceded by
Francisco Andrés de Carvajal
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
1580-1591
Succeeded by
Nicolás de Ramos y Santos
Preceded by
Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
Bishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
1591
Succeeded by
Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa
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