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Spanish Roman Catholic prelate
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 post(s)Bishop of Palencia (1665–1671)
Orders
ConsecrationMay 1666
by Miguel Pérez Cevallos
Personal details
Born1604
Arroyo de San Serván, Spain
Died30 August 1672 (age 68)
Coria, Cáceres, Spain
NationalitySpanish

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).

Biography

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

References

  1. ^ " Bishop Gonzalo Bravo de Grajera" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 31, 2016

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byEnrique Peralta y Cárdenas Bishop of Palencia
1665–1671
Succeeded byJuan Molino Navarrete
Preceded byAntonio Fernández del Campo Angulo y Velasco Bishop of Coria
1671–1672
Succeeded byBaltasar de los Reyes


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