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Alfonso de Franco y Luna

Alfonso de Franco y Luna

Spanish Catholic bishop (1572–1645)

Alfonso de Franco y Luna (1572–1645) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1639–1645) and Bishop of Durango (1632–1639).

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Alfonso de Franco y Luna was born in 1572 in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.[1] On 7 June 1632, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Durango.[1][2] On 31 October 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, with Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila, Bishop of Nicaragua, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 30 May 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of La Paz.[1] He served as Bishop of La Paz until his death in 1645.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alfonso de Franco y Luna". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  2. [2]
    Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alonso de Franco y Luna". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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