Alonso Ruiz de Virués

Most Reverend Alonso Ruiz de Virués
Bishop of Islas Canarias
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Islas Canarias
In office	1538–1545
Predecessor	Juan de Salamanca
Successor	Antonio de la Cruz (bishop)
Personal details
Born	1480 Olmedo, Spain
Died	19 January 1545 (age 65) Telde, Spain

Alonso Ruiz de Virués, O.F.M. (died 1545) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Islas Canarias (1538–1545).^[1]

Biography

Alonso Ruiz de Virués was born in Olmedo, Spain 1480 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.^[2] On 12 Aug 1538, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Islas Canarias.^[1]^[2] He served as Bishop of Islas Canarias until his death on 19 January 1545.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 149. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alonso Ruiz de Virués, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Islas Canarias". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands} (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}