Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona

The Archdiocese of Barcelona (Latin Archidioecesis Barcinonensis, Catalan Arquebisbat de Barcelona, Spanish Archidiócesis de Barcelona ) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic church located in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

History

The Archdiocese of Barcelona was founded in the 4th century as a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Barcelona as Tarragona. By Paul VI. 1964 brought the diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Laeto animo to the archbishopric and reports directly to the immediater archbishopric without suffragan dioceses the Holy See. In addition, the Archbishop of Barcelona granted the privilege of wearing the pallium to be without Metropolitan. First archbishop was Gregorio Modrego y Casaus. On June 15 of 2004, Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution ad totius dominici gregis the establishment of bishoprics Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Terrassa to date to the Archbishopric of Barcelona belonging areas. At the same time so that Barcelona was elevated to the Metropolitan seat and allocated the newly formed dioceses as suffragans.

Archbishops of Barcelona ( 1964 )

  • Gregorio Modrego y Casaus (1942-1967)
  • Marcelo González Martín (1967-1971), later Archbishop of Toledo and Cardinal
  • Narciso Cardinal Jubany Arnau (1971-1990)
  • Ricardo María Carles Gordo Cardinal (1990-2004)
  • Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach, since 2004
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