Alfonso de Fonseca

Most Reverend Alfonso de Fonseca
Bishop of Osma
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Osma
In office	1493–1505
Predecessor	Raffaele Sansone Riario
Successor	Alfonso Enríquez
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Ávila (1469–1485) Bishop of Cuenca (1485–1493)
Orders
Consecration	25 February 1470 by Giacopo Antonio Venier
Personal details
Died	1505 Seville, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Alfonso de Fonseca (died 1505) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osma (1493–1505), Bishop of Cuenca (1485–1493), and Bishop of Ávila (1469–1485).

Biography

On 29 January 1469, Alfonso de Fonseca was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul II as Bishop of Ávila. On 25 February 1470, he was ordained bishop by Giacopo Antonio Venier, Bishop of Cuenca; Giovanni Gianderoni, Bishop of Città di Castello; and Corrado Marcellini, Bishop of Montefeltro. On 26 August 1485, he was appointed by Pope Innocent VIII as Bishop of Cuenca. On 24 May 1493, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Osma where he served until his death in 1505.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ávila". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ávila". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cuenca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cuenca (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Osma-Soria". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Osma-Soria (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}