Most Reverend Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca | |
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Bishop of Comayagua | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Comayagua |
In office | 1677–1697 |
Predecessor | Martín de Espinosa y Monzón |
Successor | Pedro Reyes de los Ríos de Lamadrid |
Orders | |
Ordination | 23 September 1656 |
Consecration | 24 February 1679 by Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1633 |
Died | 9 May 1697 (age 64) Comayagua, Honduras |
Nationality | Spanish |
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).[1]
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.[2] On 22 November 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Comayagua.[1][2] On 24 February 1679, he was consecrated bishop by Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, Bishop of Nicaragua.[2] He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death on 9 May 1697.[2]