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Alfonso Bravo de Laguna

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Most Reverend

Alfonso Bravo de Laguna
Bishop of Nicaragua
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nicaragua
In office1664–1674
PredecessorJuan de la Torre y Castro
SuccessorAndrés de las Navas y Quevedo
Orders
Consecration21 September 1671
by Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo
Personal details
Born1616
Died9 June 1674 (age 58)
Cartago, Costa Rica
NationalitySpanish

Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M. (1616 – 9 June 1674) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1664–1674).[1][2]

Biography

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Alfonso Bravo de Laguna was born in Tepeaca, México in 1616 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] After the death of Tomás Manso in 1659, he was appointed in 1660 as Vicar Capitular of the Diocese of León in Nicaragua.[1][2] As Manso's replacement, Bishop Juan de la Torre y Castro, died six days after arriving in Nicaragua, he continued as administrator of the diocese.[2] In July 1664, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Nicaragua but not confirmed by Pope Clement X until six years later on 1 September 1670.[3] On 21 September 1671, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.[3] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 9 June 1674[1][3] in Cartago, Costa Rica.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 287. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
  3. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nicaragua
1664–1674
Succeeded by