Miguel García Cuesta
Miguel García Cuesta | |
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| Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela | |
Portrait - Dionisio Fierros. | |
| 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) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Jaca (1848-51) |
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Miguel García Cuesta 6 October 1803 |
| Died | 18 April 1873 (aged 69) Santiago de Compostela, First Spanish Republic |
| Buried | Santiago de Compostela Cathedral |
| Parents | Francisco García Madrid Isabel Cuesta Rubio |
| Alma mater | University of Salamanca |
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).