Most Reverend Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño |
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Bishop of Ávila | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1599-1611 |
Predecessor | Juan Velázquez de las Cuevas |
Successor | Juan Alvarez de Caldas |
Orders | |
Consecration | 16 February 1592 by Juan Fernández Vadillo |
Personal details | |
Born | 1539 Oñate, Spain |
Died | 4 December 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).
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 Bishop of Lugo. On 16 February 1592, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Fernández Vadillo, Bishop of Cuenca. On 1 February 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Ávila. He served as Bishop of Ávila until his death on 4 December 1611.