title: Diego de Loaysa
text: # Diego de Loaysa
  
  Diego de Loaysa, CRSA was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Modruš, Croatia, from 1538 until 1549.
  
  He was known for consecrating the famous Dominican friar, social reformer and bishop Bartolomé de las Casas.
  
  ## Episcopal lineage
  
  * Cardinal Willem van Enckevoirt
  * Bishop Bernardino de Soria
  * Bishop Diego de Loaysa, CRSA
  