About Judas José Romo y Gamboa
Lived 1779 – 1855 (aged 76). Judas José Romo y Gamboa was a Spanish catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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. Previously he had served as Bishop of Canarias in the Canary Islands.
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. 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. In September 1847 Pope Pius IX named him Archbishop of Seville a subsequently elevated him to Cardinal Priest on 30 September 1850.
He died on 11 January 1855 in Seville.
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Judas José Romo y Gamboa was born on 7 January 1779 in Cañizar.
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Judas José Romo y Gamboa died on 11 January 1855 in Umbrete.
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Judas José Romo y Gamboa was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Judas José Romo y Gamboa was Spanish.
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