Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa

Most Reverend

Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa
Archbishop of Seville
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Seville
In office1469–1473
PredecessorAlonso de Fonseca y Acevedo
SuccessorPietro Riario
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ávila (1545–1454)
Archbishop of Seville (1454–1465)
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1465–1469)
Personal details
Died1473
Seville, Spain
NationalitySpanish

Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa (also Alonso I de Fonseca) (died 1473) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ávila (1445–1454), Archbishop of Seville (1454–1465 and 1469–1473), and Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1465–1469).

Biography

In 1445, Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Eugene IV as Bishop of Ávila.[1][2] On 4 February 1454, he was appointed by Pope Nicholas V as Archbishop of Seville.[1] In 1465, he was appointed by Pope Paul II as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[1] In 1469, he was appointed by Pope Paul II to his prior position as Archbishop of Seville where he served until his death in 1473.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pedro González de Mendoza, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1454).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  2. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ávila
1445–1454 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Seville (1st time)
1454–1465 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
1465–1469 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Seville (2nd time)
1469–1473 		Succeeded by