Alfonso Merchante de Valeria

Alfonso Merchante de Valeria (1513–1581) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1563–1581) and Titular Bishop of Sidon (1563–1581).[1]

Most Reverend Alfonso Merchante de Valeria
Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos Titular Bishop of Sidon
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1582–1605
Predecessor	Georg Neumann (bishop)
Successor	Leonard Abel
Orders
Consecration	1563 by Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla
Personal details
Born	1513
Died	1581 (age 68) Burgos, Spain

Biography

On 15 October 1563, Alfonso Merchante de Valeria was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos and Titular Bishop of Sidon.[1] In 1563, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla, Bishop of Burgos.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos until his death in 1581.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Sebastián Lartaún, Bishop of Cuzco (1571); Antonio Manrique Valencia, Bishop of Pamplona (1575); Gaspar Juan de la Figuera, Bishop of Jaca (1578); Miguel Rubio, Bishop of Ampurias e Civita (1579); and Miguel Espinosa, Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (1580)[1]

References

1. "Bishop Alfonso Merchante de Valeria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Sidon (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Sidon (Lebanon)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}