Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí

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Francesc Xavier Ciuraneta.

Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí , in Catalan Francesc Xavier Ciuraneta i Aymí , (born March 12, 1940 in La Palma d'Ebre ) is the former bishop of Lleida .

Life

Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí was ordained a priest on June 28, 1964 . Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Menorca on June 12, 1991 .

The Apostolic Nuncio in Spain , Mario Tagliaferri , donated him episcopal ordination on September 14th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Ricardo María Carles Gordó , Archbishop of Barcelona , and Lluís Martínez Sistach , Bishop of Tortosa .

On October 29, 1999, he was appointed Bishop of Lleida . He resigned from his office on March 8, 2007.

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predecessor Office successor
Antonio Deig Clotet Bishop of Menorca
1991–1999
Juan Piris Frígola
Ramón Malla Call Bishop of Lleida
1999–2007
Juan Piris Frígola