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 |
| Previous post | Bishop of Paraguay (1666–1670) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1667 by Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1594 Toledo, Spain |
| Died | 1677 (aged 82–83) |
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]
External links and additional sources
- 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]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 302. (in Latin)
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 98. (in Latin)
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Back to citation occurrence 3.3 Back to citation occurrence 3.4 Back to citation occurrence 3.5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gabriel de Guilléstegui, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- Back to citation Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Gabriel de Guillistegui, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]