Narcís Jubany Arnau
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Barcelona (emeritus) |
Narcís Cardinal Jubany Arnau (August 12, 1913—December 26, 1996) was an Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Barcelona from 1971 to 1993, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.
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Born in Santa Coloma de Farners to a working-class family[1], Narciso Jubany Arnau moved to Barcelona at age 13 and studied at its seminary. He also attended the Pontifical University of Comillas, from where he obtained his doctorate in theology, and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, earning his doctorate in canon law). He was ordained to the priesthood on July 30, 1939, and, after furthering his studies, did pastoral work in Barcelona as well as teaching at its seminary and serving as an official of the diocesan tribunal and cathedral canon.
On November 24, 1955, Jubany was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona and Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Phoenicia by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on January 22, 1956 from Archbishop Ildebrando Antoniutti, with Archbishop Gregorio Modrego y Casaus and José Bascuñana y López serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathedral of Barcelona. Jubany attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, during which he was made Bishop of Girona on February 7, 1965, and was later named Archbishop of Barcelona on December 3, 1971.
Pope Paul VI created him Cardinal Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in the consistory of March 5, 1973. Jubany was central, following the death Generalissimo Francisco Franco in 1975, in his country's transition from a dictatorship into a democracy, fostering dialogue among a wide range of political views, supporting democracy, and showing tolerance and openness[2]. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the conclaves of August and October 1978, which selected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II respectively; he is known to have wanted a non-Italian pope[3].
He was named to the Council of Cardinals for the Study of the Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See on May 31, 1981, and resigned as Archbishop of Barcelona on March 23, 1990, following a period of eighteen years. Jubany lost the right to participate in any future conclaves upon reaching the age of eighty on August 12, 1993.
The Cardinal died in Barcelona, at age 82. He is buried in the cathedral of the same city.
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- ^ New York Times. Narciso Jubany, 83, Cardinal in Barcelona December 28, 1996
- ^ South Coast Today. Cardinal Jubany Arnau dies at 83 December 28, 1996
- ^ TIME Magazine. A Light That Left Us Amazed October 16, 1978
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| Preceded by José Cartaña Inglés |
Bishop of Girona 1964–1971 |
Succeeded by Jaume Camprodon Rovira |
| Preceded by Marcelo González Martín |
Archbishop of Barcelona 1971–1993 |
Succeeded by Ricardo Carles Gordó |
