Most Reverend

Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
PredecessorGaspar de Villarroel
SuccessorMelchor Liñán y Cisneros
Orders
ConsecrationFebruary 9, 1642
by Alonso de Briceño
Personal details
Born
DiedNovember 16, 1668
Caracas
Previous post(s)Bishop of Cuzco (1662–1669)
Bishop of Panamá (1654–1659)

Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes (died November 16, 1668) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1669–1670), Bishop of Cuzco (1662–1669), and Bishop of Panamá (1654–1659).[1][2][3]

Biography

Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes was born in Toledo, Spain.[4] He was selected on July 28, 1654, and confirmed on April 21, 1655, by Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Panamá.[1][4] On January 12, 1659, he was consecrated bishop by Alonso de Briceño, Bishop of Caracas[4] On July 31, 1662, he was appointed as Bishop of Cuzco.[1][4] On July 15, 1669, Pope Clement IX confirmed him as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas.[2][4] He served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on November 16, 1668.[2][4]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Gabriel de Guilléstegui, Bishop of Paraguay.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 171 and 272. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 317. (in Latin)
  3. ^ Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 57-60
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]

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Religious titles Preceded byHernando de Ramírez y Sánchez Bishop of Panamá 1654–1659 Succeeded byDiego López de Vergara y Aguilar Bishop-Elect Preceded byAgustín Muñoz Sandoval Bishop of Cuzco 1662–1669 Succeeded byManuel de Mollinedo Angulo Preceded byGaspar de Villarroel Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas 1669–1670 Succeeded byMelchor Liñán y Cisneros