Alonso de Fuenmayor (1502- 1 March 1554) was a
Roman Catholic
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prelate who served as the
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Dominici; es, Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Santo Domingo) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese in the Dominican Republic. The see was erected ...
(1546–1554) and Bishop of Santo Domingo (1538–1546).
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Biography
Alonso de Fuenmayor was born in
Calahorra
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Spain
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On 27 October 1538, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by
Pope Paul III as
Bishop of Santo Domingo.
In March 1538, he was consecrated bishop by
Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera
Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera (died 1570) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Puerto Rico (1541–1567) ''(in Latin)'' and the first Bishop of Coro (1531–1532). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
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Bishop of Coro.
On 12 February 1546, he was named by Pope Paul III as Archbishop of Santo Domingo after the elevation of the diocese.
He served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo until his death on 1 March 1554.
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1502 births
1554 deaths
Roman Catholic archbishops of Santo Domingo
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
People from Calahorra
16th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Dominican Republic
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