José Pont y Gol

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José Pont y Gol (born April 9, 1907 in Bellpuig , Spain , † October 4, 1995 ) was Archbishop of Tarragona .

Life

José Pont y Gol was ordained a priest on March 22, 1931. 1951 he was by Pope Pius XII. appointed bishop of the diocese of Segorbe . The episcopal ordination on November 30, 1951 donated him the Bishop of Solsona and later Cardinal Vicente Enrique y Tarancón ; Co-consecrators were the Bishop of Lérida, Aurelio del Pino Gómez , and the Bishop of Urgell, Ramon Iglésias Navarri . In 1970 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed Archbishop of Tarragona. His age-related retirement request was granted in 1983 by Pope John Paul II .

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predecessor Office successor
Benjamin Cardinal de Arriba y Castro Archbishop of Tarragona
1970 - 1983 		Ramón Torrella Cascante
Ramón Sanahuja y Marcé Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón
1951 - 1970 		José María Cases Deordal
personal data
SURNAME Pont y Gol, José
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish Archbishop of Tarragona
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Bellpuig , Spain
DATE OF DEATH 4th October 1995