Alfonso Bravo de Laguna

Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M. (1616 - 9 Jun 1674) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1664-1674).

Biography

Alfonso Bravo de Laguna was born in Tepeaca, México in 1616 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. After the death of Tomás Manso in 1659, he was appointed in 1660 as Vicar Capitular of the Diocese of León in Nicaragua. As Manso's replacement, Bishop Juan de la Torre y Castro, died six days after arriving in Nicaragua, he continued as administrator of the diocese. In July 1664, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Nicaragua but not confirmed by Pope Clement X until six years later on 1 Sep 1670. On 21 Sep 1671, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala. He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 9 Jun 1674 in Cartago, Costa Rica.