Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas
Most Reverend Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ugento | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ugento |
| In office | 1659–1660 |
| Predecessor | Andreas Lanfranchi |
| Successor | Antonio Carafa |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 17 August 1659 by Marcantonio Franciotti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1599 |
| Died | 23 November 1660 (age 61) Ugento, Italy |
Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, O. Carm. (1599–1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ugento (1659–1660).[1]
Biography[edit]
Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas was born in Toledo, Spain in 1599 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.[2] On 18 November 1657, he was selected as Bishop of Ugento and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 28 July 1659.[1][2] On 17 August 1659, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Stefano Quaranta, Archbishop of Amalfi, and Francisco Suárez de Villegas, Titular Bishop of Memphis, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Ugento until his death on 23 November 1660.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 351. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources[edit]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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