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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).
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Giovanni Lopez de Andrade was born in Azambuja, Portugal in 1569 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 20 Nov 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Otranto. On 30 Nov 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 Aug 1628.