Joan Enric Vives i Sicília

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In this
Catalan name, the first or paternal surname
is Vives and the second or maternal family name is Sicília; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Roman Catholic Church
Parents
  • Cornèlia Sicília Ibáñez
  • Francesc Vives i Pons
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Urgell (2001–2003)
Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (1993–2001)
Titular Bishop of Nona (1993–2001)
MottoParare vias Domini
Coat of armsJoan Enric Vives i Sicília's coat of arms

Joan-Enric Vives i Sicília (Catalan:

Catholic religious figures in the world who also leads a country, the other such prelate being the Pope himself (who leads Vatican City
).

He holds the rank of archbishop[1][2] as a personal distinction, his diocese being a suffragan diocese.[3]

Life

Vives i Sicília was born in 1949 in

Pyrenees Mountains.[5] 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 archbishop as a personal title by Pope Benedict XVI in March 2010.[1]

Foreign honours

References

  1. ^
    Bisbat d'Urgell (in Catalan). p. 1. Archived
    from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ "¿Quién es... Enric Vives Sicilia?" [Who is… Enric Vives Sicilia?]. InfoVaticana (in Spanish). 7 November 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Bisbat d'Urgell (@BisbatUrgell)" [Bishopric of Urgell (@BisbatUrgell)]. Twitter (in Catalan). September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ "L'Arquebisbe" [The Archbishop]. Bisbat d'Urgell (in Catalan). p. 2. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ "RINUNCE E NOMINE, 12.05.2003" [WAIVERS AND APPOINTMENTS, 12.05.2003]. Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 May 2003. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ^ "ENTIDADES ESTRANGEIRAS AGRACIADAS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS - Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [FOREIGN ENTITIES AWARDED WITH PORTUGUESE ORDERS]. www.ordens.presidencia.pt (in Portuguese). Presidency of the Portuguese Republic. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Presidente encontrou-se com Co-Príncipe de Andorra" [President met with Co-Prince of Andorra]. anibalcavacosilva.arquivo.presidencia.pt (in Portuguese). Presidency of the Portuguese Republic. 6 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Nona
1993–2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Urgell
2003–present 		Incumbent
Regnal titles
Preceded by Co-Prince of Andorra
2003–present
Served alongside:
Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron 		Incumbent
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