The Most Reverend Juan Alonso y Ocón | |
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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 | 21 March 1597 |
Died | 12 October 1656 Yucatán | (aged 59)
Nationality | Spanish |
Previous post(s) |
Bishop of Yucatán (1638–1642) Bishop of Cuzco (1642–1651) |
Juan Alonso y Ocón (21 March 1597 – 12 October 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]
Juan Alonso y Ocón was born in Villa de Ocón, Spain. [2] On 14 June 1638 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Yucatán. [1] [2] 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. [2] On 3 November 1642 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on 31 August 1643 by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cuzco. [1] [2] On 2 April 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 12 October 1656. [1] [2]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: [2]
and the principal co-consecrator of: [2]