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Gonzalo Herrera Olivares

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The Most Reverend
Gonzalo Herrera Olivares
Archbishop of Burgos
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Burgos
In office 1568–1579
Orders
Consecration 25 July 1568
by Scipione Rebiba
Personal details
Died 20 September 1579
Burgos, Spain

Gonzalo Herrera Olivares (died 20 September 1579) was a Roman Catholic prelate, who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1568–1579).[1]

Biography

On 23 July 1568, Gonzalo Herrera Olivares was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos and Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia.[2] On 25 July 1568, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, with Felice Peretti Montalto, Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti, and Umberto Locati, Bishop of Bagnoregio, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos until his death on 20 September 1579.[2] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Sebastián Lartaún, Bishop of Cuzco (1571).[2]

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