Juan Alonso y Ocón

The Most Reverend

Juan Alonso y Ocón
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchbishop of La Plata o Charcas
In office1651–1656
PredecessorPedro de Oviedo Falconi
SuccessorGaspar de Villarroel
Previous post(s)Bishop of Yucatán (1638–1642)
Bishop of Cuzco (1642–1651)
Orders
Consecration1638
by Diego Castejón Fonseca
Personal details
Born21 March 1597
Died12 October 1656 (1656-10-13) (aged 59)
Yucatán
NationalitySpanish

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]

Biography

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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

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While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Archbishop Juan Alonso y Ocón" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Yucatán
1638–1642
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Cuzco
1642–1651
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
1651–1656
Succeeded by