Antonio María Cascajares y Azara


Antonio María Cascajares y Azara
Archbishop of Zaragoza
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseZaragoza
SeeZaragoza
Appointed18 April 1901
Term ended27 July 1901
PredecessorVicente Alda y Sancho
SuccessorJuan 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
Ordination23 February 1861
by Manuel García Gil
Consecration4 June 1882
by Angelo Bianchi
Created cardinal29 November 1895
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Antonio María Cascajares y Azara

(1834-03-02)2 March 1834
Died27 July 1901(1901-07-27) (aged 67)
Calahorra, Spanish Kingdom
ParentsAgustón Cascajares y Bardaxí
Catalina de Azara y Mata
MottoSit nomen Domini benedictum
("Blessed be the name of the Lord")
Coat of armsAntonio María Cascajares y Azara's coat of arms

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]

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.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Prelate of Ciudad Real
27 March 1882 – 27 March 1884
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada
27 March 1884 – 17 December 1891
Succeeded by
Vacant until 1927
Preceded by Archbishop of Valladolid
17 December 1891 – 18 April 1901
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop (-elect) of Zaragoza
18 April 1901 – 27 July 1901
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal Priest of Sant'Agostino
1898–1901
Succeeded by