Diego de Loaysa explained

Type:Bishop
Diego de Loaysa, CRSA
Bishop of Modruš
Church:Roman Catholic
Diocese:Diocese of Modruš
Appointed:11 March 1538
Predecessor:Pietro Paolo Vergerio
Successor:Filippo Angelo Seragli
Term End:1549
Honorific-Prefix:His Eminence
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Place:Granada (Spain)

Diego de Loaysa, CRSA was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Modruš, Croatia, from 1538 until 1549.[1]

He was known for consecrating the famous Dominican friar, social reformer and bishop Bartolomé de las Casas.

Episcopal lineage

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Modruš (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 2015-10-21.