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
Toledo, Spain
Died 1677
Previous post 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

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

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 302. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 98. (in Latin)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gabriel de Guilléstegui, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Gabriel de Guillistegui, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • 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]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bernardino de Cárdenas Ponce		 Bishop of Paraguay
1666–1670		 Succeeded by
Ferdinandus de Valcácer
Preceded by
Martín de Montalvo Calderon de la Barca		 Bishop of La Paz
1670–1677		 Succeeded by
Juan Pérez de Corcha


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