| Styles of Narcís Jubany Arnau |
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|---|---|
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Barcelona (emeritus) |
Narcís Jubany Arnau (August 12, 1913—December 26, 1996) was an Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Barcelona from 1971 to 1993, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.
Born in Santa Coloma de Farners to a working-class family[1], Narcís Jubany Arnau moved to Barcelona at age 13 and studied at its seminary. He also attended the Pontifical University of Comillas, 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 Archbishops 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 San Lorenzo in Damaso in the consistory of March 5, 1973. He was a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, of that for Religious and Secular Institutes, and of the Pontifical Council for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law. Following the death Generalissimo Francisco Franco in 1975, Jubany was central in his country's transition from dictatorship to 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]
Jubany resigned as Archbishop of Barcelona on March 23, 1990, following a period of eighteen years. He 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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| 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 María Carles Gordó |