Zeferino Cardinal González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}

Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Jan 1831		Born	Villoria
28 Nov 1844	13.8	Professed	Member of Order of Friars Preachers
1845²	13.9	Solemn Professed	Member of Order of Friars Preachers
Jan 1854³	22.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
16 Jan 1874	43.0	Appointed	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
4 Jun 1875	44.4	Selected	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
21 Jun 1875	44.4	Resigned	Bishop-Elect of Málaga, Spain
5 Jul 1875	44.4	Confirmed	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
24 Oct 1875	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
15 Mar 1883	52.1	Appointed	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
10 Nov 1884	53.8	Elevated to Cardinal
27 Mar 1885	54.2	Appointed	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
27 Mar 1885	54.2	Appointed	Titular Patriarch of West Indies, Antilles
15 Jan 1886	55.0	Appointed	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
17 Mar 1887	56.1	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
28 Nov 1889	58.8	Resigned	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
29 Nov 1894	63.8	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain ; ³ Day Uncertain

Consistory - November 1884: Created Cardinal

a priest for 40.9 years
a bishop for 19.1 years
a cardinal for 10.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Manuel Cardinal Garcia Gil, O.P. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Fernando Blanco y Lorenzo, O.P. †
Bishop Joseph (José María Benito) Serra y Juliá, O.S.B. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Zeferino Cardinal González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. † (1875)
Manuel Cardinal Garcia Gil, O.P. † (1854)
Miguel Cardinal García Cuesta † (1848)
Bishop Juan Antonio Rivadeneyra † (1831)
Bishop Agustín Lorenzo Varela Temes † (1824)
Bishop Hipólito Antonio Sánchez Rangel de Fayas, O.F.M. † (1807)
Bishop José Cuero y Caicedo †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Francisco de Asís Aguilar y Serrat † (1881)
Bishop Manuel Fernández de Castro y Menéndez † (1890)
Bishop José Hevía y Campomanes, O.P. † (1890)
Archbishop Bernardino Nozaleda y Villa, O.P. † (1890)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Apolinar Serrano y Díaz † (1875)

Source(s):

b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 8, Page 225, and Page 309
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 8, Page 361, and Page 558
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 8, Page 50
b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 10 Nov 1884