Alfonso de Fonseca (1422–1505) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Osma (1493–1505),
Bishop of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( la, Conchen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain. (1485–1493),
[Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Alfonso de Fonseca "]
retrieved January 23, 2016 and
Bishop of Ávila (1469–1485).
Biography
Alfonso was the first son of Pedro de Ulloa y Fonesca and Isabel de Quijada.
On 29 January 1469, in order to thank his services to the Spanish crown,
Alfonso was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by
Pope Paul II
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from 30 August 1464 to his death in July 1471. When his maternal uncle Eugene IV ...
as
Bishop of Ávila. On 25 February 1470, he was ordained bishop by
Giacopo Antonio Venier,
Bishop of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( la, Conchen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain. ;
Giovanni Gianderoni,
Bishop of Città di Castello; and
Corrado Marcellini,
Bishop of Montefeltro
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as
Bishop of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( la, Conchen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain. . On 24 May 1493, he was appointed by
Pope Alexander VI
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as
Bishop of Osma, where he served until his death in 1505.
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1505 deaths
15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Castile
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul II
Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent VIII
Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VI
1422 births