Gutierre de Vargas Carvajal
 | This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish. (June 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Gutierre de Vargas Carvajal (1506–1559) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Plasencia (1524–1559).[1]
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
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Gutierre Vargas de Carvajal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 9, 2016
External links and additional sources
- 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]
 | This article about a Spanish Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub. You can help Justapedia by expanding it. |