Antonio María Cascajares y Azara

Antonio María Cascajares y Azara (2 March 1834 – 27 July 1901) was a Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Valladolid and archbishop-elect of Zaragoza.^[1][2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cascajares and the second or maternal family name is Azara.

His Eminence Antonio María Cascajares y Azara
Archbishop of Zaragoza
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Zaragoza
See	Zaragoza
Appointed	18 April 1901
Term ended	27 July 1901
Predecessor	Vicente Alda y Sancho
Successor	Juan Soldevila y Romero
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino (1898-1901)
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Dora (1882-84) Prior nullius of Ciudad Real (1882-84) Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1884-91) Archbishop of Valladolid (1891-1901) Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio (1896-98)
Orders
Ordination	23 February 1861 by Manuel García Gil
Consecration	4 June 1882 by Angelo Bianchi
Created cardinal	29 November 1895 by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Antonio María Cascajares y Azara (1834-03-02)2 March 1834 Calanda, Kingdom of Spain
Died	27 July 1901(1901-07-27) (aged 67) Calahorra, Spanish Kingdom
Parents	Agustón Cascajares y Bardaxí Catalina de Azara y Mata
Motto	Sit nomen Domini benedictum ("Blessed be the name of the Lord")
Coat of arms

Biography

He was born in Calanda, Teruel Province, Aragon. He joined the military in 1846 and retired with the rank of captain in 1857, to follow his ecclesiastical studies leading to a licentiate in theology and canon law. He was ordained priest in 1861. He served in Zaragoza, Toledo and Burgos. He was elected titular bishop of Dora^[3] and named prelate of Ciudad Real on 27 March 1882. He transferred to the see of Calahorra y La Calzada on 27 March 1884 and was promoted to the metropolitan see of Valladolid on 17 December 1891.

Pope Leo XIII created him cardinal priest in the consistory on 29 November 1895, with the title of Sant'Eusebio. He opted for the title of Sant'Agostino on 24 March 1898. He was elected archbishop of Zaragoza on 18 April 1901 but he died (before taking possession of the see) on 27 July 1901 in Calahorra. He was buried in Calanda - his birthplace.

Footnotes

1. Bishops of Zaragoza.^{[permanent dead link‍]}Hierarchia Catholica.
2. Archdiocese of Zaragoza.
3. The titular see of Dora had united the priorate of the four military orders of Santiago, Alcántara, Calatrava and Montesa in the city of Ciudad Real. The occupant had the authority of grand master of the orders and exercised spiritual jurisdiction in the territory of that civil province.

External links

• The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Catholic Hierarchy data for this cardinal ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez	Prelate of Ciudad Real 27 March 1882 – 27 March 1884	Succeeded by José María Rancés y Villanueva
Preceded by Gabino Catalina del Amo	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada 27 March 1884 – 17 December 1891	Succeeded by Vacant until 1927
Preceded by Mariano Miguel Gómez Alguacil y Fernández	Archbishop of Valladolid 17 December 1891 – 18 April 1901	Succeeded by José María Cos y Macho
Preceded by Vicente Alda y Sancho	Archbishop (-elect) of Zaragoza 18 April 1901 – 27 July 1901	Succeeded by Juan Soldevila y Romero
Preceded by Antolín Monescillo y Viso	Cardinal Priest of Sant'Agostino 1898–1901	Succeeded by Sebastiano Martinelli