Giovanni Lopez de Andrade, O.S.A. or Diego Lopez de Andrade (1569–1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Otranto (1623–1628)."Archbishop Giovanni (Diego) Lopez de Andrade, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 30, 2016"Archdiocese of Otranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016"Archdiocese of Otranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Biography Giovanni Lopez de Andrade was born in Azambuja, Portugal in 1569 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 20 November 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Otranto. On 30 November 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Niceforo Melisseno Comneno, Bishop of Crotone, and Alessandro Bosco, Bishop of Gerace, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Otranto until his death on 22 August 1628.
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