Luis Córdoba Ronquillo,

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also Luis de Córdoba y Ronquillo (died 24 November 1640) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Trujillo (1640) and Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia (1630–1640). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T."
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Biography

Luis Córdoba Ronquillo was born in

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and ordained a priest in the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives. On 9 September 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia. In April 1631, he was

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bishop by Bernardino de Almansa Carrión, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, with Luis Camargo Pacheco,

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of ''Centuria'', and

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of ''Utica'', serving as

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. On 14 April 1640, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Trujillo and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 13 August 1640. He served as Bishop of Trujillo until his death on 24 November 1640. While bishop, he was the

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of Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia, Bishop of Chiapas (1631); and Cristóbal de Torres, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (1635).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:Córdoba Ronquillo, Luis 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in New Granada Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII Roman Catholic bishops of Cartagena in Colombia Date of birth unknown 1640 deaths Trinitarian bishops Clergy from Granada 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Peru Roman Catholic bishops of Trujillo