Alfonso Guerra (bishop)

Alfonso Guerra OP (died 18 June 1596) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1592–1596)^[1][2] and Bishop of Paraguay (1579–1592).^[3]

Alfonso Guerra was born in Valladolid, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[4][5] On 6 February 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Paraguay.^[3][4][5] 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.^[4][5] On 9 March 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Michoacán.^[1][2][4][5] He served in that role until his death on 18 June 1596 in Valladolid.^[1][2][4][5]

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