Gaspar de Villarroel

Most Reverend Gaspar de Villarroel
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
In office	1659–65
Predecessor	Juan Alonso y Ocón
Successor	Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes
Orders
Consecration	2 May 1638 by Francisco de la Serna
Personal details
Born	1587 Quito, Ecuador
Died	15 Oct 1665
Previous post	Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1637-1651) Bishop of Arequipa (1651-1659)

Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (1587 – 15 October 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1659–65), Bishop of Arequipa (1651–59), and Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1637–51).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Luis Córdoba Ronquillo was born in Quito and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.^[1] On 20 Apr 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Santiago de Chile.^[1] On 2 May 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco de la Serna, Bishop of Popayán, with Father Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor assisting.^[1] On 11 Dec 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Arequipa.^[1] On Jan 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas and installed in 1660.^[1] He served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on 15 Oct 1665.^[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
2. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Archdiocese of Arequipa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
6. GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre" retrieved December 4, 2015
7. Catholic Hierarchy: "Archdiocese of Sucre" retrieved November 13, 2015