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Alonso Antonio de San Martín

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Died
  
Cuenca, Spain

In office
  
1676–1705

Predecessor
  
Francisco de Zárate y Terán

Successor
  
Miguel del Olmo Manrique

Consecration
  
April 1676 by Francisco de Rois y Mendoza

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca

Alonso Antonio de San Martín (1642 – 5 July 1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1681–1705) and Bishop of Oviedo (1675–1681).

Biography

Alonso Antonio de San Martín was born in Madrid, Spain in 1642. On 1 October 1675, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement X on 16 December 1675 as Bishop of Oviedo. In April 1676, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco de Rois y Mendoza, Archbishop of Granada, with Clemente Alvarez López, Bishop of Guadix, and Melchior de Escuda Aybar, Titular Bishop of Utica, serving as co-consecrators. On 21 October 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Cuenca. He served as Bishop of Cuenca until his death on 5 July 1705.

References

Alonso Antonio de San Martín Wikipedia