Alvaro Moscoso (1493 – 1564) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Zamora (1561–1564) and

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Biography

Alvaro Moscoso was born in

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in 1493. On 27 June 1550, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Julius III Pope Julius III (; ; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1550 to his death, in March 1555. After a career as a disting ...

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.

. On 2 June 1561, he 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 Bishop of Zamora. He served as Bishop of Zamora until his death in 1564.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Julius III Bishops appointed by Pope Pius IV 1493 births 1564 deaths {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub