Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo

Most Reverend

Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo
Bishop of Michoacán
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseBishop of Michoacán
In office1624–1628
PredecessorBaltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz
SuccessorFrancisco de Rivera y Pareja
Previous postsAuxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1605–1610)
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1610–1624)
Orders
Ordination17 April 1566
Consecration11 September 1605
by Alfonso Manrique
Personal details
Born1551 (1551)
Died5 December 1628(1628-12-05) (aged 76–77)
NationalitySpanish

Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M. (1551 – 5 December 1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1624–1628), Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1610–1624), and Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1605–1610).[1]

Biography

Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo was born in Seville, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Our Lady of Mercy on 17 April 1566.[2][3] On 27 June 1605, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos and Titular Bishop of Sidon.[2] On 11 September 1605, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso Manrique, Archbishop of Burgos.[2] On 30 August 1610, he was appointed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba and installed on 9 September 1611.[2] On 15 April 1624, he was appointed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Michoacán where he served until his death on 5 December 1628.[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola, Bishop of Mexico.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 206 and 236. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]