Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa

Most Reverend Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa
Archbishop of Seville
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Seville
In office	1469-1473
Predecessor	Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo
Successor	Pietro Riario
Personal details
Died	1473 Seville, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Ávila (1545-1454) Archbishop of Seville (1454-1465) Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1465-1469)

Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa (also Alonso I de Fonseca)(died 1473) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1454-1465 and 1469-1473), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1465-1469), and Bishop of Ávila (1545-1454).^[1][2][3][4]

Biography

In 1445, Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Eugene IV as Bishop of Ávila.^[1] On 4 Feb 1454, he was appointed by Pope Nicholas V as Archbishop of Seville.^[1] In 1465, he was appointed by Pope Paul II as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.^[1] In 1469, he was appointed by Pope Paul II to his prior position as Archbishop of Seville where he served until his death in 1473.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro González de Mendoza, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1454).^[1]

References

1. Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa" retrieved January 23, 2016
2. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla" retrieved January 23, 2016
3. GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Ávila" retrieved January 23, 2015
4. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" retrieved January 23, 2016