Antonio de Fonseca was born in
Toro,
Spain in 1503 and ordained a priest in the
Order of Saint Augustine. On 9 Jan 1545, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul III as
Bishop of Pamplona. On 27 Jun 1550, he resigned as Bishop of Pamplona. As word of his death on 19 Jan 1557 had not yet reached the Vatican, he was appointed
Patriarch of the West Indies by
Pope Paul IV in 1558. == References ==