Archbishop of Granada
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
de los Ríos and the second or maternal family name is
Guzmán.
Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T. (1626 – 5 October 1692) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Granada (1677–1692), Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1671–1677), and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1668–1669).[1][2]
Biography
Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán was born in Granada, Spain in 1626 and ordained a priest in the Trinitarian Order.[2][3]
[4]
On 17 September 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.
In 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanz Lozano, Bishop of Cartagena.
On 16 November 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo.
On 13 September 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Granada.
He served as Archbishop of Granada until his death on 5 October 1692.
References
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Granada". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Granada(Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]