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Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (1596)

The Most Reverend Alfonso Guerra
Bishop of Michoacán
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Michoacán
In office	1592–1596
Predecessor	Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega
Successor	Domingo de Ulloa
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Paraguay (1579–1592)
Orders
Consecration	9 March 1592 by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Personal details
Born	Valladolid, Spain
Died	18 June 1596 Valladolid, Spain

Alfonso Guerra OP (died 18 June 1596) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1592–1596) and Bishop of Paraguay (1579–1592).

Biography

Alfonso Guerra was born in Valladolid, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 6 February 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Paraguay. On 9 March 1592, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima, with Antonio Avendaño y Paz, Bishop of Concepción; Sebastián Lartaún, Bishop of Cuzco; and Diego de Medellin, Bishop of Santiago de Chile, serving as co-consecrators. On 9 March 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Michoacán. He served in that role until his death on 18 June 1596 in Valladolid.

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Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción (Paraguay)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Morelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded byPedro de la Torre	Bishop of Paraguay 1579–1592	Succeeded byThomas Vásquez de Liaño
Preceded byJuan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega	Bishop of Michoacán 1592–1596	Succeeded byDomingo de Ulloa

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