Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo

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

Most Reverend Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo
Bishop of Palencia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Palencia
In office	1633–1656
Predecessor	Fernando Andrade Sotomayor
Successor	Antonio de Estrada Manrique
Orders
Consecration	29 January 1634 by Martín Carrillo Alderete
Personal details
Born	1 November 1578 Guzmán, Spain
Died	17 November 1656 (age 78) Palencia, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

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

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[1]

• Bartolomé Santos de Risoba, Bishop of Almería (1634);

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga, Bishop of Mondoñedo (1639); and
• Juan Queipo de Llano Flores, Bishop of Pamplona (1639).