Joan Enric Vives i Sicília
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Joan-Enric Vives i Sicília (Catalan: [ʒuˈan ənˈriɡ ˈbiβəz i siˈsili.ə]; born 24 July 1949) is a Spanish cleric, who has served as Bishop of Urgell since 2003,[1] and is therefore the Co-Prince of Andorra. This makes him a joint-head-of-state (alongside the President of France) and one of the two Catholic religious figures in the world who also leads a country, the other such prelate being the Pope himself (who leads Vatican City).
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".
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The Most Reverend Archbishop Joan-Enric Vives | |
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Co-Prince of Andorra | |
Reign | 12 May 2003 – present |
Predecessor | Joan Martí i Alanis |
Co-Prince | Jacques Chirac (until 2007) Nicolas Sarkozy (2007–2012) François Hollande (2012–2017) Emmanuel Macron (2017–) |
Bishop of Urgell | |
See | Urgell |
Appointed | 25 June 2001 (Coadjutor) |
Installed | 12 May 2003 |
Predecessor | Joan Martí i Alanis |
Orders | |
Ordination | 24 September 1974 |
Consecration | 5 September 1993 by Ricardo María Carles Gordó |
Rank | Archbishop ad personam |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-07-24) 24 July 1949 (age 74) |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Urgell (2001–2003) Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (1993–2001) Titular Bishop of Nona (1993–2001) |
Motto | Parare vias Domini |
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He holds the rank of archbishop[1][2] as a personal distinction, his diocese being a suffragan diocese.[3]