Cirilo de Alameda y Brea O.F.M. Obs. (9 July 1781, in

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– 30 June 1872, in Toledo) was a cardinal of the

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. He was archbishop of Toledo 1857–1867.

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He had worked as a priest in

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and in

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. He was minister general of his order from 1817 until 1823. In 1831, he was elected archbishop of Santiago de Cuba. He was consecrated a bishop by cardinal

Francisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos Francisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos (12 March 1766 – 1847) was a Spanish bishop and cardinal. He was born in Oviedo. He was bishop of Cádiz (1819–1824) and archbishop of Seville (1824–1847).Pope The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

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and died 1872 at the age of 90 years. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living cardinal.

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