Gabriel de Guilléstegui
Most Reverend Gabriel de Guilléstegui | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of La Paz | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of La Paz |
| In office | 1670–1677 |
| Predecessor | Martín de Montalvo Calderon de la Barca |
| Successor | Juan Pérez de Corcha |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1667 by Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1594 |
| Died | 1677 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Paraguay (1666–1670) |
Gabriel de Guilléstegui, O.F.M. (1594–1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1670–1677)[1] and Bishop of Paraguay (1666–1670).[2]
Biography[edit]
Gabriel de Guilléstegui was born in Toledo, Spain in 1594 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3][4] On 15 December 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Paraguay.[2][3] In 1667, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes, Bishop of Cuzco.[3] On 1 September 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of La Paz.[1][3] He served as Bishop of La Paz' until his death in 1677.[1][3]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francisco de Borja, Bishop of Córdoba (1671).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 302. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 98. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gabriel de Guilléstegui, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Gabriel de Guillistegui, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources[edit]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Asunción". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción (Paraguay)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of La Paz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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