Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño

Most Reverend Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño
Bishop of Ávila
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1599-1611
Predecessor	Juan Velázquez de las Cuevas
Successor	Juan Alvarez de Caldas
Orders
Consecration	16 Feb 1592 by Juan Fernández Vadillo
Personal details
Born	1539 Oñate, Spain
Died	4 Dec 1611 (age 72) Ávila, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Bishop of Lugo (1591-1599)

Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño (1539 - 4 December 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ávila (1599-1611) and Bishop of Lugo (1591-1599).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño was born in Oñate, Spain in 1539.^[1] On 4 Nov 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent IX as Bishop of Lugo.^[1] On 16 Feb 1592, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Fernández Vadillo, Bishop of Cuenca.^[1] On 1 Feb 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Ávila.^[1] He served as Bishop of Ávila until his death on 4 Dec 1611.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 28, 2016
2. "Diocese of Lugo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Lugo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved January 14, 2016
4. "Diocese of Ávila" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Diocese of Ávila" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016