Antonio Alcalde Barriga
Antonio Alcalde Barriga | |
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| Bishop of Guadalajara | |
Portrait. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Guadalajara |
| See | Guadalajara |
| Appointed | 20 May 1771 |
| Installed | 19 August 1771 |
| Term ended | 7 August 1792 |
| Predecessor | Diego Rodríguez de Rivas Velasco |
| Successor | Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán Esmenota |
| Previous post | Bishop of Yucatán (1762-71) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1725 |
| Consecration | 8 May 1763 by Manuel de Sosa Béthencourt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antonio Alcalde Barriga 14 March 1701 |
| Died | 7 August 1792 (aged 91) |
Antonio Alcalde Barriga (14 March 1701 - 7 August 1792) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Order of Preachers who served as the Bishop of Guadalajara. He served in Dominicans convents across his homeland for over three decades as a teacher and prior before King Carlos III appointed him to a diocese in Mexico where he would be until being relocated to Guadalajara. It was there that his main legacies included the hospital and college he helped found there in addition to his dedication to restoring and constructing churches and schools.
His beatification process opened in late 1994 and he became titled as a Servant of God. The cause later stalled due to low promotion and little interest though was resumed in 2013 upon new impetus for promoting his life and holiness.