Archbishop Cristóbal Vela Tavera †

Deceased

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

a bishop for 24.9 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Cristóbal Vela Tavera † (1575) Bishop Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento †

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 3, Page 143
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 132, Number 11,810