Alfonso Guerra OP (died 18 June 1596) was a

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prelate who served as

Biography

Alfonso Guerra was born in

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and ordained a priest in the

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. On 6 February 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Paraguay. On 9 March 1592, he was consecrated bishop by

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, with Antonio Avendaño y Paz, Bishop of Concepción;

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Bishop of Michoacán The Archdiocese of Morelia ( la, Archidioecesis Moreliensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico. * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mexico Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII 1596 deaths People from Valladolid Dominican bishops 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Paraguay Roman Catholic bishops of Paraguay Paraguayan Roman Catholic bishops {{paraguay-RC-bishop-stub