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
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
Orders
Consecration	2 May 1638 by Francisco de la Serna
Personal details
Born	1587 Quito, Ecuador
Died	15 October 1665
Previous post	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

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]}