Most Reverend

Diego Lozano González
Bishop of Potenza
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1677–1681
PredecessorBonaventura Claverio
SuccessorLuigi de Filippi
Orders
Ordination24 Feb 1646
by Timoteo Pérez Vargas
Consecration19 Sep 1677
by Carlo Pio di Savoia
Personal details
Born20 Jul 1622
Died10 Sep 1681
Potenza, Italy

Diego Lozano González, O. Carm. (1622–1681) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Potenza (1677–1681).[1][2]

Biography

Diego Lozano González was born on 20 Jul 1622 in Madrid, Spain and ordained a priest on 24 Feb 1646 in the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel by Timoteo Pérez Vargas, Titular Bishop of Lystra.[2] On 15 Mar 1677, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on 13 Sep 1677 as Bishop of Potenza.[1][2] On 19 Sep 1677, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, with Giovanni Antonio Melzi, Archbishop of Capua, and Ludovico Ciogni, Bishop of Venafro, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Potenza until his death on 10 Sep 1681.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 322. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Diego Lozano González, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017


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