Judas José Romo y Gamboa

Judas José Romo y Gamboa (7 January 1779 – 11 January 1855) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Cardinal Archbishop of Seville.[1] Previously he had served as Bishop of Canarias in the Canary Islands.

His Eminence

Judas José Romo y Gamboa
Archbishop of Seville
ChurchCatholic
ArchdioceseSeville
PredecessorFrancisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos
SuccessorManuel Joaquín Tarancón y Morón
Orders
Consecration1 May 1834
by Pedro José de Fonte y Hernández Miravete
Created cardinal30 September 1850
by Pope Pius IX
Personal details
Born(1779-01-07)7 January 1779
Toledo, Spain
Died11 January 1855(1855-01-11) (aged 76)
Seville, Spain
Coat of armsJudas José Romo y Gamboa's coat of arms

Biography

He was born in Toledo, Spain to Brigadier Francisco Romo y Gamboa (1746–1813) and Ramona Fernández Manrique (1750–1787), and was educated at the University of Huesca.[2] Details of his ordination to the priesthood are not known, however, he was selected as Bishop of Canarias by Pope Gregory XVI in 1833 and took up the role on 1 May 1834.[1][3] In September 1847 Pope Pius IX named him Archbishop of Seville an subsequently elevated him to Cardinal Priest on 30 September 1850.[1][4]

He died on 11 January 1855 in Seville.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Judas José Cardinal Romo y Gamboa †". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. "ROMO Y GAMBOA, Judas José". fiu.edu. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. "Diocese of Islas Canarias Spain". GCatholic. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla Spain". GCatholic. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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