Alfonso de la Cerda (bishop)
Most Reverend Alfonso de la Cerda | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of La Plata o Charcas | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of La Plata o Charcas |
| Predecessor | Alfonso Graniero Avalos |
| Successor | Gaspar de Andrada (Anorada) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Comayagua (1578-1587) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | June 25, 1592 Chuquisaca, Peru |
Alfonso de la Cerda (died June 25, 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1587-1592) and Bishop of Comayagua (1578-1587).[1][2]
Biography
Alfonso de la Cerda was born in Caceres, Spain and moved to the United States to make a living but - discouraged by the morality of his fellow migrants - he left and entered the convent of San Rosario in Lima where he was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers in 1545.[3] He was elected prior of the convents of Porto Bello, Arequipa, and Lima, and then preacher-general of Peru, and finally provincial of Peru[3] where he established a requirement that all missionaries have some knowledge of Indian languages.[3] In 1573, he was sent to Rome to represent the interests of the Dominicans of Peru.[3] On January 13, 1578, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Comayagua.[1] On November 6, 1587, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas.[1] In 1588, he founded he founded a convent of his order in Chuquisaca.[3] He served as Bishop La Plata o Charcas until his death on June 25, 1592 in Chuquisaca.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P." retrieved November 13, 2015
- ^ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre" retrieved December 4, 2015
- ^ a b c d e Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske Volume 1