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Catholic cardinal
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Gender
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Place of birth
Torrejón de Velasco, Community of Madrid, Spain
Place of death
Toledo, Toledo Province, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Age
91 years
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Biography
Cirilo de Alameda y Brea O.F.M.Obs. (9 July 1781, in Torrejón de Velasco, Spain – 30 June 1872, in Toledo) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was archbishop of Toledo 1857–1867.
Life
He had worked as a priest in Uruguay and in Brazil. 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. In the same year, he was counselor of Spain. In 1849, he was appointed archbishop of Burgos. He was appointed archbishop of Toledo eight years later. He was made cardinal in 1858 by Pope Pius IX 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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