Most Reverend Antonio de Fonseca | |
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Bishop of Pamplona | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1545-1557 |
Predecessor | Pedro Pacheco de Villena |
Successor | Alvaro Moscoso |
Personal details | |
Born | 1503 |
Died | 19 January 1557 (age 55) |
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]
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]
Most Reverend Antonio de Fonseca | |
---|---|
Bishop of Pamplona | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1545-1557 |
Predecessor | Pedro Pacheco de Villena |
Successor | Alvaro Moscoso |
Personal details | |
Born | 1503 |
Died | 19 January 1557 (age 55) |
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]
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]