Alfonso Merchante de Valeria (1513–1581) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1563–1581) and

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Biography

On 15 October 1563, Alfonso Merchante de Valeria was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV (; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered itself a b ...

as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos and

. In 1563, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla,

Bishop of Burgos The Archdiocese of Burgos () is Latin Metropolitan sees of the Catholic Church in Spain.

. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos until his death in 1581. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of

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(1571); Antonio Manrique Valencia,

Bishop of Pamplona The Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.

(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)

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Pius IV 1513 births 1581 deaths {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub