Most Reverend Gaspar de Villarroel |
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Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas |
In office | 1659–65 |
Predecessor | Juan Alonso y Ocón |
Successor | Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes |
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Consecration | 2 May 1638 by Francisco de la Serna |
Personal details | |
Born | 1587 Quito, Ecuador |
Died | 15 October 1665 |
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Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (1587 – 15 October 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1659–65), Bishop of Arequipa (1651–59), and Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1637–51).
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.