Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas

Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, O. Carm. (1599–1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ugento (1659–1660).[1]

Most Reverend

Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas
Bishop of Ugento
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Ugento
In office1659–1660
PredecessorAndreas Lanfranchi
SuccessorAntonio Carafa
Orders
Consecration17 August 1659
by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
BornMarch 1599
Died23 November 1660 (age 61)
Ugento, Italy

Biography

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 351. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ugento
1659–1660
Succeeded by