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(1668–1677), Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza (1666–1668), and Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1661–1666). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Antonio del Buffalo, O.F.M."
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Biography

Antonio del Buffalo was born in

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in 1619 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 5 March 1660, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on 8 August 1661 by

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as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and

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of ''Temnus.'' On 19 February 1662, he was consecrated bishop by Georges d'Aubusson de la Feuillade,

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, with Luis de Morales (bishop),

of ''Troas'', and

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of ''Arcadiopolis in Asia'', serving as co-consecrators. In 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza. On 14 May 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. He served as Bishop of Gallipoli until his death on 25 September 1677.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: * Antonio Rodríguez Castañon,

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(1663); * Lorenzo de Sotomayor, Bishop of Zamora (1663); * Francisco Rodríguez Castañón,

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(1664); *

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(1664); *

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(1664); and * Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán,

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