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Juan Alonso y Ocón (21 March 1597 – 12 October 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1651–1656), Bishop of Cuzco (1642–1651), and
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(1638–1642). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Juan Alonso y Ocón"
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Biography

Juan Alonso y Ocón was born in Villa de Ocón,
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. On 14 June 1638 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by
Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...
as
Bishop of Yucatán A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
. He was consecrated bishop by
Diego Castejón Fonseca Diego Castejón Fonseca (1580 – 19 February 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tarazona (1643–1655) and Bishop of Lugo (1634–1636).Bishop Emeritus of Lugo with
Miguel Avellán Miguel Avellán, O.F.M. (24 April 1580 – October 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1633–1650).Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and
Timoteo Pérez Vargas Timoteo Pérez Vargas, OCD (1595 – 5 April 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Baghdad (1633–1639) and the second Bishop of Ispahan (1632–1639). ''(in Latin)''Bishop of Ispahan A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
, serving as co-consecrators. On 3 November 1642 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on 31 August 1643 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cuzco. On 2 April 1651 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by
Pope Innocent X Pope Innocent X ( la, Innocentius X; it, Innocenzo X; 6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death in January ...
as
Bishop of La Plata o Charcas The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre ( la, Archidioecesis Sucrensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Sucre in Bolivia.principal consecrator A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
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Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, Order of St. Benedict, O.S.B. or Marcos de Tovar y Valle Maldonado (1586 – 22 October 1666) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Bishop of Chiap ...
, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela (1639); and the
principal co-consecrator A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:Alonso y Ocon, Juan 1597 births 1656 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in New Spain 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Peru Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent X 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mexico Roman Catholic bishops of Cusco Roman Catholic archbishops of Sucre