Antolín Monescillo

Antolín Monescillo y Viso (2 September 1811 – 11 August 1897) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who became a bishop in 1861 and, after transfers to positions of increasing importance, was made a cardinal in 1884 and served as Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 1892 until his death.

Biography Antolín Monescillo y Viso was born on 2 September 1811 in Corral de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain. His family were farmers; his given name is the Basque form of Anthony. He studied at the Seminary of Toledo, and earned a doctorate in theology.

He was ordained a priest and worked as a journalist, contributing to El Católico and El Pensamiento Español. In 1842 he founded the daily La Cruz.

Pope Pius IX named him bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada on 22 July 1861.

Pope Leo XIII made him a cardinal priest on 10 November 1884; he received his red biretta and the title of Sant'Agostino on 10 June 1886.

He was transferred to the see of Toledo and given the title Patriarch of the West Indies on 11 July 1892,