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Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar

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Most Reverend

Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
In office1607–1625
PredecessorDiego de Romano y Govea
SuccessorGutiérrez Bernardo de Quirós
Previous post(s)Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1580–1597)
Orders
ConsecrationJune 1599
Personal details
Born18 May 1546
México
Died16 March 1625
Tlaxcala, México

Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (18 May 1546 – 16 March 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) (1607–1625),[1] Bishop of Guadalajara (1598–1607),[2] and Bishop Elect of Nicaragua (1594–1595).

Biography

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Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar was born in México on 18 May 1546.[3][4] On 31 March 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua but resigned in 1595.[3] On 11 March 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Guadalajara.[2][3] In June 1599, he was consecrated bishop[3] On 11 March 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles).[1][3] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) until his death on 16 March 1625.[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan de Cervantes (bishop), Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1609), and Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, Bishop of Chiapas (1613).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 338. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 198. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop Elect of Nicaragua
1595–1595
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Guadalajara
1598–1607
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
1607–1625
Succeeded by