Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar

Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar, O.S.B. (1578–1641) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Buenos Aires (1635–1641) and Bishop of Paraguay (1629–1635).[1]

Most Reverend

Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar
Bishop of Buenos Aires
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Buenos Aires
In office1635–1641
PredecessorPedro Carranza Salinas
SuccessorCristóbal de la Mancha y Velazco
Orders
Ordination10 October 1585
Personal details
Born1578
Valladolid, Spain
Died1641
Buenos Aires
Previous postBishop of Paraguay (1629–1635)

Biography

Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1578 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict on 10 October 1585.[2][3] On 12 February 1629, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2][3] On 3 December 1635, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Buenos Aires.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Buenos Aires until his death in 1641.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 98 and 344. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Tomás de la Torre Gibaja
Bishop of Paraguay
1629–1635
Succeeded by
Francisco de la Serna
Preceded by
Pedro Carranza Salinas
Bishop of Buenos Aires
1635–1641
Succeeded by
Cristóbal de la Mancha y Velazco
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