Joan Josep Laguarda i Fenollera

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Joan Josep Laguarda i Fenollera ( Spanish Juan José Laguarda y Fenollera ; born April 22, 1866 in Valencia , Spain , † December 4, 1913 in Barcelona ) was co-prince of Andorra and bishop of Urgell , Jaén and Barcelona .

Life

He studied at the Colegio del Patriarca in Valencia and received a doctorate in theology and canon law and a licentiate in secular law. After a few months in the parish, he was appointed Prefect of the Seminario Conciliar in Valencia by Archbishop Ciriaco Sancha y Hervás , where he taught metaphysics, political economy and law in the following years.

After the appointment of Sanco y Hervás as Archbishop of Toledo , Laguarda became auxiliary bishop in Toledo and titular bishop of Titiopolis in 1899 , as well as vicar general of the archbishopric. In 1902 he became Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra . For his diplomatic skill in the negotiations about the controversial demarcation between Andorra and France, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III by the Spanish king . awarded. In 1906 he was appointed Bishop of Jaén , and in 1909 Laguarda became Bishop of Barcelona .

Web links

  • Obituary: El Dr. Laguarda, su obra, sus últimos momentos. In: La Vanguardia . December 4, 1913, pp. 3–5 ( [1] , [2] , [3] , [accessed July 15, 2017]).
predecessor Office successor
Ramon Riu i Cabanes Bishop of Urgell
1902–1906 		Juan Benlloch y Vivó
Salvador Castellote y Pinazo Bishop of Jaén
1906–1909 		Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia
Salvador Casañas i Pagès Bishop of Barcelona
1909–1913 		Enrique Reig y Casanova
personal data
SURNAME Laguarda i Fenollera, Joan Josep
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laguarda y Fenollera, Juan José
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish clergyman, Bishop of Urgel, Jaén and Barcelona
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Valencia
DATE OF DEATH 4th December 1913
Place of death Barcelona