Alonso Ruiz de Virués

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

Most Reverend

Alonso Ruiz de Virués
Bishop of Islas Canarias
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Islas Canarias
In office1538–1545
PredecessorJuan de Salamanca
SuccessorAntonio de la Cruz (bishop)
Personal details
Born1480
Olmedo, Spain
Died19 January 1545 (age 65)
Telde, Spain

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]

gollark: Thus, replace gifting with personalised product recommendations (unless you get unique things which would be hard to get on the open market).
gollark: However, if the costs of the gifts are roughly the same, you should avoid transferring the money to skip hassle and transaction costs.
gollark: Since that's mean, you should simply give them recommendations plus money.
gollark: If you get someone a thing, you may as just recommend the thing and give them money for it, which is strictly better in that it gives you more choices, *unless* you deliberately want to constrain their options for whatever reason.
gollark: And my general argument against gifts applies here too, of course.

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 149. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alonso Ruiz de Virués, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Juan de Salamanca
Bishop of Islas Canarias
1538–1545
Succeeded by
Antonio de la Cruz (bishop)


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