Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas

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; 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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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Andreas Lanfranchi	Bishop of Ugento 1659–1660	Succeeded by Antonio Carafa

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