Most Reverend Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa |
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Archbishop of Seville | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Seville |
In office | 1469-1473 |
Predecessor | Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo |
Successor | Pietro Riario |
Personal details | |
Died | 1473 Seville, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
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Bishop of Ávila (1545-1454) Archbishop of Seville (1454-1465) Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1465-1469) |
Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa (also Alonso I de Fonseca)(died 1473) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ávila (1445-1454), Archbishop of Seville (1454-1465 and 1469-1473), and Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1465-1469).
In 1445, Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Eugene IV as Bishop of Ávila. On 4 Feb 1454, he was appointed by Pope Nicholas V as Archbishop of Seville. In 1465, he was appointed by Pope Paul II as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. In 1469, he was appointed by Pope Paul II to his prior position as Archbishop of Seville where he served until his death in 1473. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Pedro González de Mendoza, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1454).