Church Catholic Church Nationality Spanish | In office 1469-1507 Successor Alonso III Fonseca | |
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Predecessor Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa Died 12 March 1512, Santiago de Compostela, Spain Previous posts Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (1460–1465) | ||
Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo (1440 - 12 March 1512) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1460-1465 and 1469-1507), and Archbishop of Seville (1465-1469).
Biography
In 1460, Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Pius II as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. In 1465, he was appointed by Pope Paul II as Archbishop of Seville. On 24 May 1493, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VI as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela from which he resigned in 1507. He died in 1512.
References
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