Diocese of Urgell
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The Diocese of Urgell is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical unit in Catalonia, Spain with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly earlier.
Among its most notable events are Bishop Felix's adoptionist revolt, the coup of Bishop Esclua and the overthrowing of the bishop by members of aristocratic families (namely Salla i Ermengol del Conflent, Eribau i Folcs dels Cardona, Guillem Guifré de Cerdanya and Ot de Pallars between the years 981 and 1122)
Also important is the diocese's patronage of Andorra, with the bishop holding the role of ex officio Co-Prince of the Pyrenean Catalan-speaking nation jointly with the President of the French Republic.
Andorra was ceded to the bishop of Urgell by the count Ermengol IV of Urgell in the 12th century.
Up to 1802, the ecclesiastical border corresponded with the royal one established under the Pyrenees treaty of 1659. As such the 33 towns of the northern Cerdanya (now in France) came under the diocese's control.
[edit] List of Bishops of Urgell
| Name | Reign |
|---|---|
| Julià Cano Thebar | 1695-1714 |
| Simeó de Guinda y Apeztegui | 1714-1737 |
| Jordi Curado y Torreblanca | 1738-1747 |
| Sebastià de Victoria Emparán y Loyola | 1747-1756 |
| Francesc Josep Catalán de Ocón | 1757-1762 |
| Francesc Fernández de Xátiva y Contreras | 1763-1771 |
| Joaquín de Santiyán y Valdivielso | 1771-1779 |
| Juan de García y Montenegro | 1780-1783 |
| Josep de Boltas | 1785-1795 |
| Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros | 1797-1816 |
| Bernat Francés y Caballero | 1817-1825 |
| Bonifaci López y Pulido | 1825-1827 |
| Simó de Guardiola y Hortoneda | 1827 to 1851 |
| Josep Caixal i Estradé | (1853 to 1879) |
| Salvador Casañas i Pagès | (1879 to 1901) |
| Ramon Riu i Cabanes | (1901) |
| Toribio Martín | (1902) |
| Joan Josep Laguarda i Fenollera | (1902 to 1906) |
| Josep Pujargimzú | (1907) |
| Joan Baptista Benlloch i Vivó | (1907 to 1919) |
| Jaume Viladrich | (1919 to 1920) |
| Justí Guitart i Vilardebò | (1920 to 1940) |
| Ricardo Fornesa | (1940 to 1943) |
| Ramon Iglésias Navarri | (1943 to 1969) |
| Ramón Malla Call | (1969 to 1971) |
| Joan Martí Alanis | (1971 to 2003) |
| Joan Enric Vives Sicília | (2003-) |
See also: List of Co-Princes of Andorra
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