Gonzalo Bravo de Grajera

Most Reverend

Gonzalo Bravo de Grajera
Bishop of Coria
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Coria
In office1671–1672
PredecessorAntonio Fernández del Campo Angulo y Velasco
SuccessorBaltasar de los Reyes
Previous postBishop of Palencia (1665–1671)
Orders
ConsecrationMay 1666
by Miguel Pérez Cevallos
Personal details
Born1604
Died30 August 1672 (age 68)

Gonzalo Bravo de Grajera (1604 – 30 August 1672) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1671–1672) and Bishop of Palencia (1665–1671).[1]

Biography

Gonzalo Bravo de Grajera was born in Arroyo de San Serván, Spain in 1604.[1] On 27 June 1665, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Palencia.[1] In May 1666, he was consecrated bishop by Miguel Pérez Cevallos, Titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia.[1] On 28 September 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Coria.[1] He served as Bishop of Coria until his death on 30 August 1672.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 " Bishop Gonzalo Bravo de Grajera" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 31, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Palencia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Palencia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Coria-Cáceres". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Coria-Caceres (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]