Alonso Velázquez

Most Reverend Alonso Velázquez
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office	1583-1587
Predecessor	Juan de Liermo Hermosa
Successor	Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada
Orders
Consecration	Sept 1578 by Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela
Personal details
Born	1533 Tudela del Duero
Died	14 Jan 1587 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Previous post	Bishop of Osma (1578-1583)

Alonso Velázquez (1533 - 14 Jan 1587) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1583-1587) and Bishop of Osma (1578-1583).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Alonso Velázquez was born in Tudela del Duero, Spain.^[1] On 13 Jun 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Osma.^[1] In Sept 1578, he was consecrated bishop by Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela, Archbishop of Toledo.^[1] On 9 Mar 1583, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 14 Jan 1587.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Fernández Temiño, Bishop of Ávila.^[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Alonso Velázquez" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
2. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Diocese of Osma-Soria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Diocese of Osma–Soria" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016