Gaspar de Villarroel

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]

Most Reverend

Gaspar de Villarroel
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseArchdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
In office1659–1665
PredecessorJuan Alonso y Ocón
SuccessorBernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes
Orders
Consecration2 May 1638
by Francisco de la Serna
Personal details
Born1587
Quito, Ecuador
Died15 October 1665
Previous post(s)Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1637–1651)
Bishop of Arequipa (1651–1659)

Biography

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
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 93, 282, and 206. (in Latin)
  2. "Archbishop Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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