Jerónimo Venero Leyva
# Jerónimo Venero Leyva

Jerónimo Venero Leyva (1561 – August 1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Monreale (1620–1628).

## Biography

Jerónimo Venero Leyva was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1561. On 17 February 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Monreale. On 23 February 1620, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Paolo De Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia, and Antonio de Franchis, Bishop of Andria, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Monreale until his death in August 1628.

