Pedro Castro Nero

Pedro Castro Nero (1541 – 28 September 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Valencia (1611), Bishop of Segovia (1603–1611), and Bishop of Lugo (1599–1603).

Most Reverend Pedro Castro Nero
Archbishop of Valencia
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Valencia
In office	1611
Predecessor	Juan de Ribera
Successor	Isidoro Aliaga
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Lugo (1599–1603) Bishop of Segovia (1603–1611)
Orders
Consecration	18 July 1599 by Juan Fonseca
Personal details
Born	1541 Ampudia, Spain
Died	28 September 1611 (age 70) Valencia, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Pedro Castro Nero was born in Ampudia, Spain. On 17 February 1599 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Lugo. On 18 July 1599 he was consecrated bishop by Juan Fonseca, Bishop of Guadix with Sebastián Quintero Ortiz, Bishop Emeritus of Gallipoli, and Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, Bishop Emeritus of Lipari, serving as co-consecrators. On 13 August 1603 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Segovia. On 12 September 1611 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Valencia where he served until his death 16 days later on 28 September 1611.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francisco Terrones del Caño, Bishop of Tui (1601).

See also

• Catholic Church in Spain

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