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Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas

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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
Toledo, Spain
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

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]

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