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Miguel García Cuesta
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Miguel García Cuesta (6 October 1803 in Macotera – 18 April 1873 in Santiago de Compostela) was a professor at the University of Salamanca, Bishop of Jaca (1848), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1851), Senator for Life (1851) and Cardinal (1861).
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Miguel García Cuesta | |
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Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Santiago de Compostela |
See | Santiago de Compostela |
Appointed | 5 September 1851 |
Term ended | 18 April 1873 |
Predecessor | Rafael Manuel José Benito de Vélez Téllez |
Successor | Miguel Payá y Rico |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca (1862-73) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1 March 1828 by Agustín Lorenzo Varela Temes |
Consecration | 16 July 1848 by Juan Antonio Rivadeneyra |
Created cardinal | 27 September 1861 by Pope Pius IX |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Miguel García Cuesta 6 October 1803 |
Died | 18 April 1873(1873-04-18) (aged 69) Santiago de Compostela, First Spanish Republic |
Buried | Santiago de Compostela Cathedral |
Parents | Francisco García Madrid Isabel Cuesta Rubio |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Jaca (1848-51) |
Alma mater | University of Salamanca |
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