Francisco Blanco Salcedo

Most Reverend Francisco Blanco Salcedo
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office	1574-1581
Predecessor	Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano
Successor	Juan de Liermo Hermosa
Orders
Consecration	23 August 1556 by Pedro de la Gasca
Personal details
Born	1 January 1512 Capillas, Spain
Died	26 April 1581 (age 69) Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Previous post	Bishop of Ourense (1556-1565) Bishop of Málaga (1565-1574)

Francisco Blanco Salcedo (1 January 1512 – 26 April 1581) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1574-1581), Bishop of Málaga (1565-1574), and Bishop of Ourense (1556-1565).

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).