Rodrigo de Castro Osorio
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Seville | |
Portrait of Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (c.1599), by Francisco Pacheco | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Appointed | 20 October 1581 |
| Installed | 15 February 1582 |
| Term ended | 20 September 1600 |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli (1585–1600) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1559 |
| Consecration | 7 November 1574 by Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela |
| Created cardinal | 12 December 1583 by Pope Gregory XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1523 |
| Died | 20 September 1600 (aged 77) |
| Coat of arms | |
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (5 March 1523 – 20 September 1600) was a Spanish cardinal and churchman. He was Bishop of Zamora (1574–1578) and the Diocese of Cuenca (1578–1581), Archbishop of Seville, (1581–1600), a member of the Council of State of Spain and the Supreme Council of the Spanish Inquisition during the reign of Philip II of Spain. He was the Great-uncle of Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade, Conde de Lemos. He was closely linked to the city of Monforte de Lemos in Galicia, where he was the founder of the College of Our Lady of Antigua.