Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca,

O.E.S.A. The Order of Saint Augustine, ( la, Ordo Fratrum Sancti Augustini) abbreviated OSA, is a religious mendicant order of the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1244 by bringing together several eremitical groups in the Tuscany region who were fo ...

or Alonso Vargas y Abarca (1633 – 9 May 1697) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Comayagua The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa (1916 established, successor to the Diocese of Comayagua, erected 1561) is the only Metropolitan see in Honduras, whose ecclesiastical province covers the whole country.

(1677–1697). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca was born in

Toledo, Spain Toledo ( , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the ''de jure'' seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Toledo was declare ...

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 Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689. Poli ...

. On 24 February 1679, he was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

bishop by Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo,

Bishop of Nicaragua 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 is ca ...

. He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death on 9 May 1697.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Honduras Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1633 births 1697 deaths People from Toledo, Spain Augustinian bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Comayagua {{Honduras-RC-bishop-stub