Gabriel de Guilléstegui

Gabriel de Guilléstegui was born in Toledo, Spain in 1594 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.^[3][4] On 15 December 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Paraguay.^[2][3] In 1667, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes, Bishop of Cuzco.^[3] On 1 September 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of La Paz.^[1][3] He served as Bishop of La Paz' until his death in 1677.^[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francisco de Borja, Bishop of Córdoba (1671).^[3]

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