Alonso Ramírez Vergara

Most Reverend

Alonso Ramírez Vergara
Bishop of La Plata o Charcas
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1594–1602
PredecessorAlfonso de la Cerda (bishop)
SuccessorLuis López de Solís
Orders
Consecration17 June 1594
by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Personal details
Died(1602-11-19)19 November 1602

Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S. (died 19 November 1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas (1594–1602).[1]

Biography

Alonso Ramírez Vergara was ordained a priest in the Order of Santiago.[1] On 17 June 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas.[1] In 1595, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima.[1] He served as Bishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on 19 November 1602.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016