Luis Antonio de Castro y Castillo

Former Catholic Bishop

Most Reverend Luis Antonio de Castro y Castillo
Bishop of La Paz
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of La Paz
In office	1647–1653
Predecessor	Francisco de la Serna
Successor	Martín Velasco y Molina
Personal details
Born	Alcala la Real
Died	7 October 1653 La Paz, Bolivia

Luis Antonio de Castro y Castillo (died 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1647–1653).^[1]

Biography

Luis Antonio de Castro y Castillo was born in Alcala la Real.^[2] On 13 September 1647, he was selected as Bishop of La Paz and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 13 January 1648.^[1]^[2] On 26 April 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Juan de Arguinao y Gutiérrez, Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.^[2] He served as Bishop of La Paz until his death on 7 October 1653.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 270. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Luis Antonio de Castro y Castillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of La Paz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz (Bolivia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}