Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca


Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca, O.E.S.A. or Alonso Vargas y Abarca was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua.

Biography

Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca was born in Toledo, Spain in April 1633 and ordained a priest in the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine on 23 September 1656. On 22 November 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Comayagua. On 24 February 1679, he was consecrated bishop by Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, Bishop of Nicaragua. He served as Bishop of Comayagua until his death on 9 May 1697.