Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán

Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T. (1626 – 5 October 1692) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Granada (1677–1692), Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1671–1677), and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1668–1669).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán
Archbishop of Granada
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Granada
In office1677–1692
PredecessorFrancisco de Rois y Mendoza
SuccessorFrancisco Eustaquio Perea Porras
Personal details
Born1626
Granada, Spain
Died5 October 1692 (age 66)
NationalitySpanish
Previous postBishop of Santiago de Cuba (1668–1669)
Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1671–1677)

Biography

Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán was born in Granada, Spain in 1626 and ordained a priest in the Trinitarian Order.[2][3] [4] On 17 September 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba. In 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanz Lozano, Bishop of Cartagena. On 16 November 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo. On 13 September 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Granada. He served as Archbishop of Granada until his death on 5 October 1692.

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 206. (in Latin)
  2. Alonso, Carlos (1979). Los Apócrifos Del Sacromonte (Granada): Estudio Histórico (in Spanish). Ed. Estudio Agustiniano. p. 395. ISBN 9788430013463.
  3. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Alonso Bernardo de Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo
Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
1668–1669
Succeeded by
Gabriel Díaz Vara Calderón
Preceded by
Miguel de Cárdenas
Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo
1671–1677
Succeeded by
Juan de Andaya y Sotomayor
Preceded by
Francisco de Rois y Mendoza
Archbishop of Granada
1677–1692
Succeeded by
Martín de Ascargorta Ladrón de Guevara


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