Archbishop Cristóbal Vela y Acuña (Tavera) †

Deceased

Archbishop of Burgos, Spain

Events

Date	Event	Title
15 Dec 1574	Appointed	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
1575²	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
27 May 1580	Appointed	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
21 Nov 1599	Died	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Cristóbal Vela y Acuña (Tavera)
(WikiData: Q64776850)
Archbishop Cristóbal Vela y Acuña (Tavera) (died 21 Nov 1599) Archbishop of Burgos

Event Place
Birth Place Avila, Diocese of Ávila
Ordained Bishop Cathedral, Avila, Diocese of Ávila
Death Place Burgos, Archdiocese of Burgos

a bishop for 24.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento †
Bishop of Ávila

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento †
Bishop of Ávila

Event	Place
Birth Place	Avila, Diocese of Ávila
Ordained Bishop	Cathedral, Avila, Diocese of Ávila
Death Place	Burgos, Archdiocese of Burgos

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 143, and Page 150
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 132, Number 11,810
b/c2: Episcopologio Español, Volume 1,500, Page 86, Number 523
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1575, Number 16

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a bishop for 24.8 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento † Bishop of Ávila
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento † Bishop of Ávila