Alfonso Merchante de Valeria (1513–1581) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1563–1581) and Titular Bishop of Sidon (1563–1581).^[1]

Biography

On 15 October 1563, Alfonso Merchante de Valeria was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos and Titular Bishop of Sidon.^[1] In 1563, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla, Bishop of Burgos.^[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos until his death in 1581.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Sebastián Lartaún, Bishop of Cuzco (1571); Antonio Manrique Valencia, Bishop of Pamplona (1575); Gaspar Juan de la Figuera, Bishop of Jaca (1578); Miguel Rubio, Bishop of Ampurias e Civita (1579); and Miguel Espinosa, Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (1580)^[1]

References

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Sidon (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Sidon (Lebanon)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}