Pedro Castro Nero

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

Pedro Castro Nero (1541-September 28, 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Valencia (1611), Bishop of Segovia (1603–1611), and Bishop of Lugo (1599–1603).^[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Pedro Castro Nero was born in Ampudia, Spain.^[1] On February 17, 1599, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Lugo.^[1] On July 18, 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.^[1] On August 13, 1603, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Segovia.^[1] On September 12, 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 September 28, 1611.^[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francisco Terrones del Caño, Bishop of Tui (1601).^[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Pedro Castro Nero" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 14, 2016
2. "Diocese of Lugo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Segovia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016