Alfonso López de Avila

Most Reverend Alfonso López de Avila
Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
In office	1591–1591
Predecessor	Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
Successor	Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1580–1591)
Personal details
Born	Córdoba, Spain
Died	30 December 1591 Santo Domingo

Alfonso López de Avila (died 30 December 1591) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1591)[1] and Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1580–1591).[2]

Biography

Alfonso López de Avila was born in Córdoba, Spain.[3][4] On 14 March 1580 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Santo Domingo.[2][3] On 29 November 1591 he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent IX as Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada where served until his death on 30 December 1591 in Santo Domingo.[1][3]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 196. (in Latin)
2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 187. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Alfonso López de Avila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^self-published
4. Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Alfonso López de Avila". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^self-published

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Bogotá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá (Colombia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Religious titles
Preceded by Francisco Andrés de Carvajal	Archbishop of Santo Domingo 1580–1591	Succeeded by Nicolás de Ramos y Santos
Preceded by Luis Zapata de Cárdenas	Bishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada 1591	Succeeded by Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa