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