Luis Córdoba Ronquillo

Most Reverend
Luis Córdoba Ronquillo
Bishop of Trujillo
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Cartagena in Colombia
In office 1630–1640
Predecessor Diego Montoya Mendoza
Successor Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor
Orders
Consecration Apr 1631
by Bernardino de Almansa Carrión
Personal details
Born Granada, Spain
Died 24 Nov 1640
Trujillo, Peru
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Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T. also Luis de Córdoba y Ronquillo (died 1640) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Trujillo (1640) and Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia (1630–1640).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

Luis Córdoba Ronquillo was born in Granada, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives.[2] On 9 Sep 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia.[1][2] In Apr 1631, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino de Almansa Carrión, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, with Luis Camargo Pacheco, Titular Bishop of Centuria, and Alonso Godina, Titular Bishop of Utica, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 14 Apr 1640, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Trujillo and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 13 Aug 1640.[2] He served as Bishop of Trujillo until his death on 24 Nov 1640.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia, Bishop of Chiapas (1631); and Cristóbal de Torres, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1635).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 137 and 437. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2017
  3. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "Archdiocese of Cartagena" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. ↑ Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Archdiocese of Trujillo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  7. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Diego Ramirez de Cepeda		 Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia
1630–1640 		Succeeded by
Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana
Preceded by
Diego Montoya Mendoza		 Bishop of Trujillo
1640 		Succeeded by
Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor
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