Agustín de Carvajal

Agustín de Carvajal, O.S.A. (August 28, 1558 – August 19, 1618) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (1612–1618)[1] and Bishop of Panamá (1605–1612).[2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Agustín de Carvajal
Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga
In office1612–1618
PredecessorNone
SuccessorFrancisco Verdugo Cabrera
Orders
Consecration1608
Personal details
BornAugust 28, 1558
Guadalajara, México
DiedAugust 19, 1618
Cartagena (age 59)
NationalityMexican

Biography

Agustín de Carvajal was born in Guadalajara, México and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[5] On July 18, 1605, Pope Paul V, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.[2][5] In 1608, he was consecrated bishop.[5] On May 7, 1612, Pope Clement VIII, appointed him the first Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga where he served until his death on August 19, 1618.[1][5]

While bishop, he was the primary consecrator of Lorenzo Pérez de Grado as Bishop of Paraguay.[5]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 199. (in Latin)
  2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 272. (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) | pp. 41–42
  4. Los Obispos Latinoamericanos - Defensa Del Indio Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine p. 38 | retrieved November 17, 2015
  5. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Agustín de Carvajal, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Religious titles
Preceded by
Antonio Calderón de León
Bishop of Panamá
1605–1612
Succeeded by
Francisco de la Cámara y Raya
Preceded by
None
Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
1612–1618
Succeeded by
Francisco Verdugo Cabrera


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