Cristóbal Martínez de Salas

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]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 272. (in Latin)
2. 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
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Cristóbal Martínez de Salas, O. Praem". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• 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]}