Andreas Lanfranchi

Most Reverend
Andreas Lanfranchi
Bishop of Ugento
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Ugento
In office 1650–1659
Predecessor Agostino Barbosa
Successor Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas
Orders
Consecration 8 January 1651
by Francesco Peretti di Montalto
Personal details
Died 1659
Ugento, Italy

Andreas Lanfranchi (died 1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ugento (1650–1659).[1]

Biography

Andreas Lanfranchi was ordained a priest the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 19 December 1650, he was appointed by Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Ugento.[1][2] On 8 January 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Peretti di Montalto, Archbishop of Monreale with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Francesco Biglia, Bishop of Pavia, as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Ugento until his death in 1659.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 351. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Andreas Lanfranchi, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Agostino Barbosa		 Bishop of Ugento
1650–1659		 Succeeded by
Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas
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