Antonio de Fonseca (1503−19 January 1557) was a Roman Catholic prelate and statesman who served as

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Biography

Antonio de Fonseca was born in Toro,

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

in 1503 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 9 Jan 1545, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as

Bishop of Pamplona The Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela ( la, Pampilonen(sis) et Tudelen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.

. On 27 Jun 1550, he resigned as Bishop of Pamplona. As word of his death on 19 Jan 1557 had not yet reached the Vatican, he was appointed

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in 1558.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III Bishops appointed by Pope Paul IV 1503 births 1557 deaths People from Zamora, Spain Bishops of Pamplona {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub