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	1659–1665
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)
Orders
Consecration	2 May 1638 by Francisco de la Serna
Personal details
Born	1587 Quito, Ecuador
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

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

External links and additional sources

• 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]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francisco González de Salcedo Castro	Bishop of Santiago de Chile 1637–1651	Succeeded by Diego de Zambrana de Villalobos y Cordero
Preceded by Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor	Bishop of Arequipa 1651–1659	Succeeded by Juan de Almoguera
Preceded by Juan Alonso y Ocón	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas 1659–1665	Succeeded by Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes