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).

Biography

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

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17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Chile

Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII

Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent X

Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII

1587 births

1665 deaths

Augustinian bishops

17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Peru

17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Bolivia

Roman Catholic bishops of Santiago de Chile

Roman Catholic bishops of Arequipa

Roman Catholic archbishops of Sucre