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Ramon Riu i Cabanes (17 June 1852 – 27 December 1901) was
Bishop of Urgell The Diocese of Urgell (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Catalonia (Spain) and the Principality of Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,Co-Prince of Andorra in 1901. Born in 1852 in Solsona he was appointed
Apostolic Administrator An apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...
of the
Diocese of Solsona The Diocese of Solsona () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Solsona in the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. History * 19 July 1593: Established as Diocese of Solsona from the Dioce ...
and
Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Tamasus in 1895. In April 1901 he succeeded
Salvador Casañas y Pagés Salvador Casañas y Pagés (5 September 1834 – 27 October 1908) was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Barcelona from 1901 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1895. Biography Salvado ...
as
Bishop of Urgell The Diocese of Urgell (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Catalonia (Spain) and the Principality of Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,Catholic-Hierarchy
1852 births 1901 deaths 20th-century princes of Andorra Bishops of Urgell 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain {{Andorra-politician-stub