Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar

Most Reverend Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
In office	1607-1625
Predecessor	Diego de Romano y Govea
Successor	Gutiérrez Bernardo de Quirós
Orders
Consecration	June 1599
Personal details
Born	18 May 1546 México
Died	16 Mar 1625 Tlaxcala, México
Previous post	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1580-1597)

Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (18 May 1546 – 16 March 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) (1607-1625), Bishop of Guadalajara (1598-1607), and Bishop Elect of Nicaragua (1594-1595).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar was born in México on 18 May 1546.^[1] On 31 Mar 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua but resigned in 1595.^[1] On 11 Mar 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Guadalajara.^[1] In June 1599, he was consecrated bishop^[1] On 11 Mar 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles).^[1] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) until his death on 16 Mar 1625^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan de Cervantes (bishop), Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1609), and Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, Bishop of Chiapas (1613).^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
3. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 19, 2016
5. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016