Francisco Blanco Salcedo was born in
Capillas,
Spain. On 12 June 1556, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul IV as
Bishop of Ourense. On 23 August 1556, he was consecrated bishop by
Pedro de la Gasca,
Bishop of Palencia. On 13 April 1565, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Pius IV as
Bishop of Málaga. On 4 June 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIII as
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 26 April 1581. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada,
Bishop of Ourense (1579). == See also ==