Most Reverend Álvaro de Mendoza |
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Bishop of Jaca | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Jaca |
In office | 1628–1631 |
Predecessor | José Palafox Palafox |
Successor | Vicente Domec |
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Consecration | 20 November 1622 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini |
Personal details | |
Died | 1631 Jaca, Spain |
Previous post | Bishop of L'Aquila (1622–1628) |
Álvaro de Mendoza, O.F.M. or Alvaro Mendoza (died 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaca (1628–1631) and Bishop of L'Aquila (1622–1628).
Álvaro de Mendoza was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 14 November 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of L'Aquila. On 20 November 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Benedetto Bragadin, Archbishop of Corfu, and Cesare Ventimiglia, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, serving as co-consecrators. On 29 May 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Jaca. He served as Bishop of Jaca until his death in 1631.