Catholic bishop in the Spanish Empire
Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar, O.S.B. (1578–1641) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Buenos Aires (1635–1641) and Bishop of Paraguay (1629–1635).[1]
Biography
Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1578 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict on 10 October 1585.[2][3]
On 12 February 1629, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2][3]
On 3 December 1635, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Buenos Aires.[1][2][3]
He served as Bishop of Buenos Aires until his death in 1641.[1][2][3]
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