Gabriel de Guilléstegui explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Gabriel de Guilléstegui
Bishop of La Paz
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of La Paz
Term:1670–1677
Predecessor:Martín de Montalvo Calderon de la Barca
Successor:Juan Pérez de Corcha
Consecration:1667
Consecrated By:Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes
Birth Date:1594
Birth Place:Toledo, Spain
Death Date:1677
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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.In 1667, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes, Bishop of Cuzco. On 1 September 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of La Paz.He served as Bishop of La Paz' until his death in 1677.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francisco de Borja, Bishop of Córdoba (1671).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. V. 302. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 98. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Gabriel de Guilléstegui, O.F.M. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Gabriel de Guillistegui, O.F.M. . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.