Antonio de Fonseca (1503−19 January 1557) was a Roman Catholic prelate and statesman who served as Bishop of Pamplona (1545-1557).[1][2][3]
Biography
Antonio de Fonseca was born in Toro, Spain in 1503 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[1] On 9 Jan 1545, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Pamplona.[1] On 27 Jun 1550, he resigned as Bishop of Pamplona.[1] As word of his death on 19 Jan 1557 had not yet reached the Vatican, he was appointed Patriarch of the West Indies by Pope Paul IV in 1558.[1]
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