Cristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del Monte (1484–1564) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
[1] After the premature death of their father, he and his brothers Pietro, Federico, Fabiano and sister Laura were placed under the guardianship of their uncle, Cardinal Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte, at whose wish they assumed his surname.
[2] As a young man, he traveled to Rome and studied under his uncle Cardinal Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte, becoming a doctor in "utroque iure" (civil and canon law).
[1] On 21 August 1517 he was elected titular Bishop of Bethlehem, a position previously held by his cousin Gaspare Antonio del Monte.
He received the red hat and on 4 December 1551 the titular church of Santa Prassede, which had previously been held by both his uncle and cousin.