Alonso de Briceño

Alonso de Briceño, O.F.M. of Alonso de Brizeño (1587 – 16 November 1668) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela) (1653–1668)[1] and Bishop of Nicaragua (1644–1653).[2][3][4][5]

Most Reverend Alonso de Briceño
Bishop of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela)
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Diocese of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela)
In office	1653–1668
Predecessor	Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado
Successor	Antonio González de Acuña
Orders
Consecration	12 November 164 by Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez
Personal details
Born	1587 Santiago, Chile
Died	16 November 1668 Trujillo, Peru
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Nicaragua (1644–1653)

Biography

Alonso de Briceño was born in Santiago, Chile in 1587 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[4] He served as Guardian of the Convent of Lima.[3] On 28 July 1644, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul III on 14 November 1644 as Bishop of Nicaragua.[2][4][5] On 12 November 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, Bishop of Panamá; and installed in December 1645.[4] On 18 August 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.[1][4][5] He never traveled to Caracas to take possession of the see; instead travelling to Trujillo, Peru[3] where he died on 16 November 1668.[3][4]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[4]

• Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1658) and
• Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes, Bishop of Panamá (1659).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 363. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
3. Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alonso de Briceño (Brizeño), O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
5. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alonso de Briceño, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• 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]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}