Gutierre de Vargas Carvajal

Gutierre de Vargas Carvajal (1506-1559) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Plasencia (1524–1559).[1]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is de Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Carvajal.

The Vargas Palace in Madrid (on the left) and the Bishop's Chapel (on the right)

Biography

Gutierre de Vargas Carvajal born in Madrid in 1506.[1] On 25 May 1524, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Plasencia.[1] He was a great builder of churches, organizer of ecclesiastical administration, and a patron of the arts. He financed a maritime expedition crossing the Straits of Magellan, and his intended purpose was to colonize and evangelize Patagonia. He served as Bishop of Plasencia until his death on 27 April 1559.[1] He died in Jaraicejo (province of Cáceres), but was buried in Madrid.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fernando Valdés, Bishop of Elne (1529).[1]

References
  1. "Bishop Gutierre Vargas de Carvajal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 9, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Plasencia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Plasencia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande		 Bishop of Plasencia
1524–1559		 Succeeded by
Pedro Ponce de León (bishop of Plasencia)



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