Gonzalo Canilla


Gonzalo Canilla
Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar
Gonzalo Canilla as Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar
Installed8 March 1881
Term ended18 October 1898
PredecessorJohn Baptist Scandella
SuccessorJames Bellord
Personal details
Born24 May 1846
Died18 October 1898(1898-10-18) (aged 52)
Gibraltar
NationalityBritish
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceGibraltar

Gonzalo Canilla (Gonzallo Canilla y Moreno) (Gibraltar, 24 May 1846 - 18 October 1898) was a Roman Catholic Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar. There were nearly fifty arrests made to allow Canilla to enter his own church in Gibraltar in 1881.