Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño (1539 – 4 December 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Ávila A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

(1599–1611) ''(in Latin)'' and

Bishop of Lugo __NOTOC__ The Catholic Diocese of Lugo is one of the five Roman Catholic sees within Galicia, in north-western Spain, and one of the four suffragans in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.

(1591–1599). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño was born in Oñate, Spain in 1539. On 4 November 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent IX as

. On 16 February 1592, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Fernández Vadillo,

Bishop of Cuenca The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( la, Conchen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.

. On 1 February 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as

. He served as Bishop of Ávila until his death on 4 December 1611.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent IX Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII 1539 births 1611 deaths {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub