 He had been promoted as Bishop of Plasencia in Spain, a diocese in Extremadura, to replace Bishop Gonzalo García de Santamaria (1379 -1448), who had been Bishop there from 2 July 1423 to 1446.Carvajal never took possession of his diocese; he was Bishop-Elect when created a cardinal in December 1446.His work was done by an auxiliary bishop, Didacus de S. Michaele of Granada.