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Ludovico de Torres (archbishop)

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Predecessor
  
Alessandro Farnese

Died
  
1583, Monreale, Italy

In office
  
1573–1583

Successor
  
Ludovico de Torres

Consecration
  
31 Dec 1573 by Marcantonio Maffei

Archdiocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monreale

Ludovico de Torres (4 November, 1533 – 31 December, 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Monreale (1573–1583).

Biography

Ludovico de Torres was born in Málaga, Spain. On 9 December 1573, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Monreale. On 31 December 1573, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Maffei, Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto, with Prospero Rebiba, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Giacomo Lomellino del Canto, Archbishop of Palermo, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Monreale until his death on 31 December 1583. He was succeeded by his nephew of the same name.

References

Ludovico de Torres (archbishop) Wikipedia