Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster

Most Reverend Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat
Bishop of Orihuela
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Orihuela
In office	1587–1593
Predecessor	Tomás Dacio
Successor	José Esteve Juan
Orders
Consecration	25 Nov 1587 by Giovanni Battista Castagna
Personal details
Born	1524 Reus, Catalonia, Spain
Died	19 Oct 1597 Rome, Italy

Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat or Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat (1524–1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orihuela (1587–1593).[1]

Biography

Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat was born in Reus, Catalonia, Spain in 1524.[2] On 17 Aug 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Orihuela.[1][2] On 25 Nov 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Castagna, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Scipione Gonzaga, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Vincenzo Casali, Bishop Emeritus of Massa Marittima, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Orihuela until his resignation on 9 Nov 1593.[1][2] He died on 19 Oct 1597 in Rome, Italy.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Alfonso Laso Sedeño, Bishop of Gaeta (1588);
• Juan González de Mendoza, Bishop of Lipari (1593);
• Marco Magnacervo, Bishop of Lucera (1593);
• Vincenzo Giustiniani, Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1593);
• Annibale D'Afflitto, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria (1593);
• Cesare Del Pezzo, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1593);
• Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva, Bishop of Agrigento (1594);
• Juan López, Bishop of Crotone (1595);
• Metello Bichi, Bishop of Sovana (1596); and
• Alessandro Marzi de' Medici, Bishop of Fiesole (1596).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 263. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Tomás Dacio	Bishop of Orihuela 1587–1593	Succeeded by José Esteve Juan