Joan Enric Vives Sicília
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| The Most Reverend Joan Enric Vives i Sicília |
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| Bishop of Urgell; Archbishop 'ad personam' | |
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| See | Urgell |
| Installed | 12 May 2003 |
| Predecessor | Joan Martí i Alanis |
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| Ordination | 24 September 1974 |
| Consecration | 5 September 1993 by Ricardo María Carles Gordó |
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| Born | 24 July 1949 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Urgell (2001–2003) Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (1993–2001) Titular Bishop of Nona (1993–2001) |
| Motto | Parare vias Domini |
| Coat of arms | Joan Enric Vives i Sicília's coat of arms |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
Joan Enric Vives i Sicília (born 24 July 1949) is the current Bishop of Urgell, a Roman Catholic diocese, and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He holds the rank of Archbishop.
Life
Vives i Sicília was born in 1949 in Barcelona as the third son of Francesc Vives i Pons and of Cornèlia Sicília Ibáñez, who were small retailers. He entered the Seminary in 1965 and studied Humanities, Philosophy and Theology. In 1974, Vives was ordained a priest in his native parish Santa Maria del Taulat de Barcelona. Father Vives i Sicília was later nominated as Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (and Titular Bishop of Nona) in 1993, and consecrated to the episcopacy and automatically became a member of the Spanish Episcopal Conference. Pope John Paul II and the Curia in the Vatican nominated him as Coadjutor Bishop of Urgell in 2001. After two years, on the retirement of his predecessor Joan Martí Alanis in 2003, he succeeded him as Bishop of Urgell on 12 May 2003, and hence therefore as Co-Prince of Andorra in the Principality of Andorra located in the heights of the Pyrenees Mountains. On 10 July 2003, he carried out the Constitutional Oath as the new Co-Prince of Andorra at "Casa de la Vall", Andorra la Vella. Vives i Sicília was later elevated to the dignity of an Archbishop as a personal title by Pope Benedict XVI in March 2010.[1]
Foreign honours
Portugal : Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (5 March 2010).[2]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
- ↑ Portuguese Presidency Website, Orders search form : type "Joan-Enric Vives i" in "nome", then click "Pesquisar"
External links
Media related to Joan Enric Vives Sicília at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Urgell 2003–present |
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| Preceded by | Co-Prince of Andorra 2003–present Served alongside: Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande |
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