Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar

Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (18 May 1546 – 16 March 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) (1607–1625),[1] Bishop of Guadalajara (1598–1607),[2] and Bishop Elect of Nicaragua (1594–1595).

Most Reverend Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
In office	1607–1625
Predecessor	Diego de Romano y Govea
Successor	Gutiérrez Bernardo de Quirós
Orders
Consecration	June 1599
Personal details
Born	18 May 1546 México
Died	16 March 1625 Tlaxcala, México
Previous post	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1580–1597)

Biography

Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar was born in México on 18 May 1546.[3][4] On 31 March 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua but resigned in 1595.[3] On 11 March 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Guadalajara.[2][3] In June 1599, he was consecrated bishop[3] On 11 March 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles).[1][3] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) until his death on 16 March 1625.[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan de Cervantes (bishop), Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1609), and Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, Bishop of Chiapas (1613).[3]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 338. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 198. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guadalajara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}