Francisco Torres Sánchez de Roa

Francisco Torres Sánchez de Roa (1594 – 14 July 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lugo (1650–1651).^[1]

Most Reverend Francisco Torres Sánchez de Roa
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lugo
In office	1650–1651
Predecessor	Juan del Pozo Horta
Successor	Juan Bravo Lasprilla
Orders
Consecration	April 1650 by Diego Arce Reinoso
Personal details
Born	1594 Becerril de Campos, Spain
Died	14 July 1651 (57) Lugo, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Francisco Torres Sánchez de Roa was born in Becerril de Campos, Spain in 1594.^[2] On 24 January 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Lugo.^[1][2] In April 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Arce Reinoso, Bishop of Tui.^[2] He served as Bishop of Lugo until his death on 14 July 1651.^[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 224. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Torres Sánchez de Roa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lugo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lugo (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Juan del Pozo Horta	Bishop of Lugo 1650–1651	Succeeded by Juan Bravo Lasprilla