Gregorio María Aguirre y García
Gregorio María Aguirre y García (12 March 1835 – 10 October 1913) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain.
Gregorio María Aguirre y Garcia | |
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| Archbishop of Toledo Patriarch of Indias Occidentales | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Toledo |
| See | Toledo |
| Appointed | 29 April 1909 |
| Term ended | 10 October 1913 |
| Predecessor | Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás |
| Successor | Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina (1907–13) |
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| Ordination | September 1859 by Cirilo de Alameda y Brea |
| Consecration | 21 June 1885 by Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro |
| Created cardinal | 15 April 1907 by Pope Pius X |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | Gregorio María Aguirre y García 12 March 1835 Pola de Gordón, Spanish Kingdom |
| Died | 10 October 1913 (aged 78) Toledo, Kingdom of Spain |
| Buried | Toledo Cathedral |
| Parents | Tomá Aguirre de la Canal Anastasia García Álvarez |
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| Motto | Misericordia ejus respexit humilitatem |
| Styles of Gregorio Maria Aguirre y Garcia | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Toledo |
Biography
Early life and education
Gregorio María Aguirre y García was born in La Pola de Gordón, León Province. He was educated at the Seminary of Leon, and the Colegio de Pastrana.
Priesthood
He was ordained and served as a faculty member and rector of several theological colleges of his order in Spain and the Philippines. He was lecturer of philosophy from 1860 until 1863; and theology from 1863 to 1879. He was rector of the schools of Consuegra, 1867–1870; Pastrana, 1870–1876; Almagro, 1878; and Puebla de Montalbán, 1881.
Episcopate
He was appointed as bishop of Lugo on 27 March 1885 by Pope Leo XIII. He served as Senator of the Spanish kingdom from 1893 until 1895, and again from 1902 until his death. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Burgos on 21 May 1894. From 1909 until his death, he was Archbishop of Toledo.
Cardinalate
He was created cardinal priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina in the consistory of 15 April 1907 by Pope Pius X. He was transferred to the primatial see of Toledo on 29 April 1909. He died on 10 October 1913.