Gutierre de Vargas Carvajal

The Vargas Palace (on the left) and the Bishop's Chapel (on the right)
The Vargas Palace (on the left) and the Bishop's Chapel (on the right)

Gutierre de Vargas Carvajal (1506-1559) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Plasencia (1524–1559).[1][2][3]

Biography

Gutierre de Vargas Carvajal born in Madrid in 1506.[1][3] On 25 May 1524, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Plasencia.[1][3] 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 Apr 1559[1][3] in Jaraicejo (province of Cáceres). While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fernando Valdés, Bishop of Elne (1529).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Gutierre Vargas de Carvajal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 9, 2016
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Plasencia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Diocese of Plasencia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande		 Bishop of Plasencia
1524–1559 		Succeeded by
Pedro Ponce de León (bishop of Plasencia)
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