Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza
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The Most Reverend Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lérida | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lérida |
| In office | 1699–1700 |
| Predecessor | Miguel Jerónimo de Molina |
| Successor | Francisco Solís Hervás |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 14 February 1694 by Gasparo Carpegna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1643 |
| Died | 15 December 1700 (age 57) Lerida, Spain |
Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza, O.F.M. or Joan de Santamaríi Alonso i Valeria (1643–1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lérida (1699–1700)[1] and Bishop of Solsona (1694–1699).[2]
Biography
[edit]Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza was born in Terriente, Italy in 1643 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] [4] On 8 February 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Solsona.[2][3] On 14 February 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere, with Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, and Fernando Manuel de Mejia, Bishop of Zamora, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 1 June 1699, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Lerida.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Lerida until his death on 15 December 1700.[1][3]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of José Llinás y Aznar, Bishop of Barcelona (1695), and Jeronimo López, Bishop of Gerona (1696).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 227. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 153. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Gaspar Alonso de Valeria, O.F.M. Disc". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
[edit]- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Solsona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Solsona (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lleida". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lleida (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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