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).

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.

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]}