Cirilo de Alameda y Brea
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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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- 1781 births
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- People from the Community of Madrid
- 19th-century Spanish cardinals
- Cardinals created by Pope Pius IX
- Archbishops of Toledo
- Carlists
- 19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Spain
- Observant Franciscan bishops
- Franciscan cardinals
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Santiago de Cuba