Juan Alonso y Ocón

The Most Reverend
Juan Alonso y Ocón
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
In office 1651-1656
Predecessor Pedro de Oviedo Falconi
Successor Gaspar de Villarroel
Orders
Consecration 1638
by Diego Castejón Fonseca
Personal details
Born March 21, 1597
Villa de Ocón, Spain
Died October 12, 1656
Yucatán
Nationality Spanish
Previous post Bishop of Yucatán (1638–1642)
Bishop of Cuzco (1642–1651)

Juan Alonso y Ocón (March 21, 1597 October 12, 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][3][4]

Biography

Juan Alonso y Ocón was born in Villa de Ocón, Spain.[1] On June 14, 1638, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Yucatán.[1] 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.[1] On November 3, 1642, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on August 31, 1643 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cuzco.[1] On April 2, 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 October 12, 1656.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

and the principal co-consecrator of

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Juan Alonso y Ocón" retrieved January 12, 2016
  2. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre" retrieved December 4, 2015
  3. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco" retrieved November 16, 2015
  4. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán" retrieved December 31, 2015
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gonzalo de Salazar
Bishop of Yucatán
1638–1642
Succeeded by
Andrés Fernandez de Ipenza
Preceded by
Diego Montoya Mendoza
Bishop of Cuzco
1642–1651
Succeeded by
Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor
Preceded by
Pedro de Oviedo Falconi
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
1651-1656
Succeeded by
Gaspar de Villarroel


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