Francisco de Gamboa

Francisco de Gamboa
Most Reverend; Francisco de Gamboa
	Archbishop of Zaragoza
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Zaragoza
In office	1663–1674
Predecessor	Juan Cebrián Pedro
Successor	Francisco Lara (archbishop)
Orders
Consecration	1660; by Diego Arce Reinoso
Personal details
Born	21 March 1599; San Sebastián, Spain
Died	22 May 1674; Zaragoza, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Coria (1659–1663)

Francisco de Gamboa, O.S.A. (21 March 1599 – 22 May 1674) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zaragoza (1663–1674) and Bishop of Coria (1659–1663).[1]

Biography

Francisco de Gamboa was born in San Sebastián, Spain on 21 March 1599 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[1] On 5 July 1659, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 10 November 1659 as Bishop of Coria.[1] In 1660, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Arce Reinoso, Bishop Emeritus of Plasencia.[1] On 2 July 1663, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Zaragoza.[1] He served as Archbishop of Zaragoza until his death on 22 May 1674.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francisco López de Urraca, Bishop of Bosa (1672).[1]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Diego López de la Vega	Bishop of Coria 1659–1663	Succeeded by Gabriel Vázquez Saavedra y Rojas
Preceded by Juan Cebrián Pedro	Archbishop of Zaragoza 1663–1674	Succeeded by Francisco Lara (archbishop)

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