en Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval

Most Reverend

Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval
Most Reverend; Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval
Archbishop of Seville
	Statute of Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval by Juan de Arphe y Villafañe
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Seville
In office	1556–1562
Predecessor	Gaspar de Zúñiga y Avellaneda
Successor	Rodrigo de Castro Osorio
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Oviedo (1546–1556); Bishop of Badajoz (1556–1562); Bishop of Córdoba (1562–1571)
Personal details
Born	26 June 1502; Fuenterrabía, Spain
Died	22 September 1580 (age 78); Cigalles, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval (26 June 1502 – 22 September 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1571–1580),^[1] Bishop of Córdoba (1562–1571),^[2] Bishop of Badajoz (1556–1562),^[3] and Bishop of Oviedo (1546–1556).^[4]

Biography

Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval was born in Fuenterrabía, Spain.^[5]^[6] On 8 October 1546, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul III as Bishop of Oviedo.^[4]^[5] On 4 May 1556, he was appointed by Pope Paul IV as Bishop of Badajoz.^[3]^[5] On 27 May 1562, he was appointed by Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Córdoba.^[2]^[5] On 18 May 1571, he was appointed by Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Seville where he served until his death on 22 September 1580 in Cigalles, Spain.^[1]^[5]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[5]

^ ^a ^b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 211. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 178. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 266. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 265. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

Cheney, David M. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Oviedo (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Córdoba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Córdoba (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Martín Tristán Calvete	Bishop of Oviedo 1546–1556	Succeeded by Jerónimo Velasco
Preceded by Francisco de Navarra y Hualde	Bishop of Badajoz 1556–1562	Succeeded by Juan de Ribera
Preceded by Diego Alava Esquivel	Bishop of Córdoba 1562–1571	Succeeded by Bernardo de Fresneda
Preceded by Gaspar de Zúñiga y Avellaneda	Archbishop of Seville 1571–1580	Succeeded by Rodrigo de Castro Osorio