Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano (died 14 November 1572) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is the most senior of the five districts into which the church divides the region of Galicia.Bishop of Palencia (1561–1570).
Biography
On 2 June 1561, Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Pius IV
Pope Pius IV (; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered itself a b ...
as Bishop of Palencia.
On 20 February 1570, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Pius V
Pope Pius V, OP (; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (and from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 January 1566 to his death, in May 1572. He was an ...