Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana

Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana was born in Madrid, Spain in 1599 and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.^[2] On 3 October 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Chiapas.^[1][2] On 2 January 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Agustín Spínola Basadone, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.^[2] On 8 October 1640, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cartagena in Colombia.^[1][2] He served as Bishop of Cartagena until his death on 18 February 1649.^[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, Bishop of Durango (1640).^[2]

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