Gabriel De Guilléstegui

	Gabriel De Guilléstegui Gabriel de Guilléstegui, O.F.M. (1594–1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1670–1677) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Paraguay (1666–1670). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Gabriel de Guilléstegui was born in Toledo, Spain in 1594 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 15 December 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Paraguay. In 1667, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes, Bishop of Cuzco. On 1 September 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of La Paz. He served as Bishop of La Paz' until his death in 1677. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francisco de Borja, Bishop of Córdoba A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Francisco De Borja (bishop) Francisco de Borja y Navarro de Alpicat (1441 – 4 November 1511) was a Spanish cardinal, and the seventh of ten cardinal-nephews created by Pope Alexander VI. Biography Borja was born in 1441 in Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, from the Aragonese family of ''Ça Borja'' established in Valencia since 1239 by land granted by the Aragon crown, He became a canon in the cathedral chapter of Valencia. After the election of Rodrigo Borja as Alexander VI, Francisco went to Rome, becoming a protonotary apostolic, and then the treasurer general on 20 September 1493. He was elected bishop of Teano on 19 August 1495 and retained the see until 5 June 1508, when he resigned in favor of his nephew of the same name. There is no evidence he was ever consecrated. Alexander VI elevated Francisco as a cardinal priest on 28 September 1500, ''in pectore'' and published his cardinalate on 2 October, adding the title of S. Cecilia on 5 October. He later accumulated a variety of additional benefices: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	17th-century Roman Catholic Bishops In Paraguay The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 ( MDCI), to December 31, 1700 ( MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French ''Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expanded royal court could be more easily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]