Joan Martí i Alanis

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His Excellency

Joan Martí Alanis
Archbishop-Bishop of Urgell, Co-Prince of Andorra
SeeLa Seu d'Urgell
In office1971 – 2003
PredecessorRamón Iglesias Navarri
SuccessorJoan Enric Vives Sicilia
Orders
Ordination17 June 1951
Personal details
Born(1928-11-29)29 November 1928
Milá, Alt Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Died11 October 2009(2009-10-11) (aged 80)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Joan Martí i Alanis[1] (29 November 1928 – 11 October 2009) was a former Bishop of Urgell and hence former co-Prince of Andorra.[2] He was Bishop of Urgell from 1971 to 2003. He was a co-signatory, along with François Mitterrand, of Andorra's new constitution in 1993.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Diocese of Urgell: Joan Martí i Alanis. (in Catalan)
  2. ^ "Archbishop Juan Martí Alanis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byas Apostolic Administrator Bishop of Urgell
1971–2003
Succeeded by
Regnal titles
Preceded byas acting Co-Prince Co-Prince of Andorra
1971–2003
with Georges Pompidou (1971-1974)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974-1981)
François Mitterrand (1981-1995)
Jacques Chirac (1995-2003)
Succeeded by