Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo
Bishop of Palencia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Palencia
Term:1633–1656
Predecessor:Fernando Andrade Sotomayor
Successor:Antonio de Estrada Manrique
Consecration:29 January 1634
Consecrated By:Martín Carrillo Alderete
Birth Date:1 November 1578
Birth Place:Guzmán, Spain
Death Date:17 November 1656 (age 78)
Death Place:Palencia, Spain
Nationality:Spanish

Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo (1 November 1578 – 17 November 1656) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Palencia (1633–1656).[1]

Biography

Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo was born in Guzmán, Spain on 1 November 1578.On 6 June 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Palencia.On 29 January 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Martín Carrillo Alderete, Bishop of Oviedo. He served as Bishop of Palencia until his death on 17 November 1656.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

and the principal co-consecrator of:

External links and additional sources

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguzmas.html "Bishop Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo"