Gaspar de Villarroel
Most Reverend Gaspar de Villarroel | |
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| Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas |
| In office | 1659–1665 |
| Predecessor | Juan Alonso y Ocón |
| Successor | Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1637–1651) Bishop of Arequipa (1651–1659) |
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| Consecration | 2 May 1638 by Francisco de la Serna |
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| Born | 1587 |
| Died | 15 October 1665 |
Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (1587 – 15 October 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1659–1665), Bishop of Arequipa (1651–1659), and Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1637–1651).[1][2][3][4]
Biography
[edit]Luis Córdoba Ronquillo was born in Quito and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 20 April 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Chile.[1][2] On 2 May 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco de la Serna, Bishop of Popayán, with Father Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor assisting.[2] On 11 December 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Arequipa.[1][2] On January 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas and installed in 1660.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on 15 October 1665.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 93, 282, and 206. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Archbishop Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources
[edit]- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Arequipa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sucre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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