Alonso de Briceño
Alonso de Briceño, O.F.M. of Alonso de Brizeño was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Caracas
and Bishop of Nicaragua.Biography
Alonso de Briceño was born in Santiago, Chile in 1587 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. He served as Guardian of the Convent of Lima. On 28 July 1644, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul III on 14 November 1644 as Bishop of Nicaragua. On 12 November 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, Bishop of Panamá; and installed in December 1645. On 18 August 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela. He never traveled to Caracas to take possession of the see; instead travelling to Trujillo, Peru where he died on 16 November 1668.Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
