Ricardo María Carles Gordó

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Ricardo María Cardinal Carles Gordó (born 24 September 1926) is a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona in the Roman Catholic Church.

Born in Valencia, Spain, Carles Gordó was ordained a priest in 1951, rising to become Bishop of Tortosa in 1969 and Archbishop of Barcelona in 1990, a post he held until stepping down in 2004. He was proclaimed Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 28 February 1994 and holds the title of Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.

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