Cristóbal Martínez De Salas

Most Reverend

Cristóbal Martínez de Salas
Most Reverend; Cristóbal Martínez de Salas
Bishop of Panamá
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Panamá
In office	1625–1640
Predecessor	Francisco de la Cámara y Raya
Successor	Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez
Orders
Consecration	January 18, 1626; by Alfonso López Gallo
Personal details
Born	1572; Medina del Campo, Spain
Died	October 22, 1640 (age 68); Panama City
Nationality	Spanish

Cristóbal Martínez de Salas (1572 – October 22, 1640) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Panamá (1625–1640).^[1]^[2]

Biography

Cristóbal Martínez de Salas was born in Medina del Campo, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré.^[3] On May 10, 1625, Pope Urban VIII, appointed him Bishop of Panamá.^[1]^[3] On January 18, 1626, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso López Gallo, Bishop of Valladolid with Miguel Ayala, Bishop of Palencia and Juan López, Bishop of Monopoli as Co-Consecrators.^[3] He served as Bishop of Panamá until his death on October 22, 1640.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 272. (in Latin)
^ Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los Obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panama Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) | P. 48-51
^ ^a ^b ^c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Cristóbal Martínez de Salas, O. Praem". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{self-published}

Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{self-published}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{self-published}

Religious titles
Preceded by Francisco de la Cámara y Raya	Bishop of Panamá 1625–1640	Succeeded by Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez

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