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Archbishop McCloskey was elevated to Cardinal by Pope Pius IX in the Consistory of March 15 , 1875 , becoming the first American cardinal. He dedicated the newly-constructed St. Patrick's Cathedral on May 25 , 1879 . He served as Archbishop until his death, and is interred in the crypt under the altar of St. Patrick's Cathedral.