Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat or Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat (1524–1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orihuela (1587–1593). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat was born in

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in 1524. On 17 Aug 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Orihuela. On 25 Nov 1587, he was

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bishop by Giovanni Battista Castagna,

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of San Marcello, with Scipione Gonzaga, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Vincenzo Casali, Bishop Emeritus of Massa Marittima, serving as

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. He served as Bishop of Orihuela until his resignation on 9 Nov 1593. He died on 19 Oct 1597 in

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Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

References

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Sixtus V 1524 births 1597 deaths {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub