Juan Alonso y Ocón (21 March 1597 – 12 October 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1651–1656), Bishop of Cuzco (1642–1651), and Bishop of Yucatán (1638–1642).[1][2]
The Most Reverend Juan Alonso y Ocón | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas |
| In office | 1651–1656 |
| Predecessor | Pedro de Oviedo Falconi |
| Successor | Gaspar de Villarroel |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1638 by Diego Castejón Fonseca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1597 |
| Died | 12 October 1656 (aged 59) Yucatán |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Yucatán (1638–1642) Bishop of Cuzco (1642–1651) |
Biography edit
Juan Alonso y Ocón was born in Villa de Ocón, Spain.[2] On 14 June 1638 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Yucatán.[1][2] He was consecrated bishop by Diego Castejón Fonseca, Bishop Emeritus of Lugo with Miguel Avellán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Bishop of Ispahan, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 3 November 1642 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on 31 August 1643 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cuzco.[1][2] On 2 April 1651 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent X as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas where he served until his death on 12 October 1656.[1][2]
Episcopal succession edit
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Diego Rueda Rico, Bishop of Tui (1639);
- Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1639);
- Cesare Facchinetti, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1639);
- Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval, Bishop of Zamora (1639);
- Mendo de Benavides, Bishop of Segovia (1639); and
- Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Tlaxcala (1639).
References edit
- ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 375, 171, and 282. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Archbishop Juan Alonso y Ocón" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources edit
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cuzco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Yucatán". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sucre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]