Nationality Spanish | In office 1611-1611 Successor Isidoro Aliaga Died 28 October 1611 | |
Consecration 18 July 1599by Juan Fonseca Previous posts Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugo (1599–1603), Roman Catholic Diocese of Segovia (1603–1611) | ||
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).
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).