Joan Enric Vives Sicília
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Joan Enric Vives i Sicília
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| Assumed office 12 May 2003 Serving with Jacques Chirac Nicolas Sarkozy |
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| Governor General | Nemesi Marqués Oste |
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| Prime Minister | Albert Pintat Jaume Bartumeu |
| Preceded by | Joan Martí Alanis |
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| Born | 24 July 1949 Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Bishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília (born July 24, 1949 in Barcelona, Spain) is the current Bishop of Urgell, a Roman Catholic diocese, and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. On the retirement of his predecessor Joan Martí Alanis, he succeeded as Bishop of Urgell on May 12, 2003, and hence as Co-Prince of Andorra. He was ordained as a priest in 1974, became Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (and Titular Bishop of Nona) in 1993, Coadjutor Bishop of Urgell in 2001 and in 2003 succeeded as Bishop of Urgell.
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| Preceded by Joan Martí Alanis |
Bishop of Urgell 2003 – present |
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| Preceded by Joan Martí Alanis |
Co-Prince of Andorra 2003 – present with Jacques Chirac (2003 – 2007) Nicolas Sarkozy (2007 – present) |
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