Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca
17th-century Catholic bishop
About Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca
Lived 1633 – 1697 (aged 63–64).
Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca, O.E.S.A. or Alonso Vargas y Abarca (1633 – 9 May 1697) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua (1677–1697).
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 September 1656. On 22 November 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Comayagua. On 24 February 1679, he was consecrated bishop by Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, Bishop of Nicaragua. He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death on 9 May 1697.
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Who was Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca?
17th-century Catholic bishop
When was Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca born?
Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca was born in 1633 in Toledo.
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Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca died on 9 May 1697 in Comayagua.
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