Antonio Despuig y Dameto

Antonio Despuig y Dameto (30 March 1745 – 2 May 1813) was a Spanish archbishop and cardinal.

He was Archbishop of Seville from 1795 to 1799 and was a big supporter of the beatification of the Mallorquín nun Catalina Tomas which was finally achieved on 12 August 1792 when pope Pius VI beatified her.

[1] He then became Latin Patriarch of Antioch in 1799 and was made cardinal by pope Pius VII.

He died in Lucca in 1813.

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Antonio Despuig by Agustín Esteve .