Bartolomé Santos de Risoba
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Most Reverend Bartolomé Santos de Risoba | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sigüenza | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1649–1657 |
| Predecessor | Pedro Tapia |
| Successor | Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Almería (1633) Bishop of León (1633–1649) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 29 January 1634 by Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1582 |
| Died | 8 February 1657 (age 74) Sigüenza, Spain |
Bartolomé Santos de Risoba (1582–1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sigüenza (1649–1657), Bishop of León (1633–1649), and Bishop of Almería (1633).[1][2][3][4]
Bartolomé Santos de Risoba was born in Saldaña, Spain on 6 March 1582.[2] On 6 June 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Almeria.[1][2] On 26 September 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of León.[1][2] On 29 January 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Cristóbal Guzmán Santoyo, Bishop of Palencia, with Miguel Avellán, Titular Bishop of Siriensis, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 21 June 1649, he was selected by the King of Spain as Bishop of Sigüenza and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 9 December 1649.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Sigüenza until his death on 8 February 1657.[1][2]
