Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca

Most Reverend
Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca
Bishop of Comayagua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Comayagua
In office 1677–1697
Predecessor Martín de Espinosa y Monzón
Successor Pedro Reyes de los Ríos de Lamadrid
Orders
Ordination 23 Sep 1656
Consecration 24 Feb 1679
by Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo
Personal details
Born April 1633
Toledo, Spain
Died 9 May 1697 (age 64)
Comayagua, Honduras
Nationality Spanish

Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca, O.E.S.A. or Alonso Vargas y Abarca (1633–1697) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua (1677–1697).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca was born in Toledo, Spain in April 1633 and ordained a priest in the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine on 23 Sep 1656.[2] On 22 Nov 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Comayagua.[1][2] On 24 Feb 1679, he was consecrated bishop by Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, Bishop of Nicaragua.[2] He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death on 9 May 1697.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 165x. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca, O.E.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Martín de Espinosa y Monzón
Bishop of Comayagua
1677–1697
Succeeded by
Pedro Reyes de los Ríos de Lamadrid
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