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  College of Cardinals
DANNEELS, Godfried - Belgium - 61 - 6-4-1933 - 1983 - Bishop of Antwerp (1977-79), Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels (1979-).
GLEMP, Jozef - Poland - 65 - 12-18-1929 - 1983 - Bishop of Warmia (1979-81), Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw (1981-92), Archbishop of Warsaw (1992-).
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 Porto Rico
Bishop Manso was the first Inquisitor General of the Indies, appointed in 1519 by Cardinal Adrian de Utrecht, afterwards Pope Adrian VI (1522).
On the appointment of Nicolas Ramos, 12 Feb., 1588, fifth Bishop of San Juan, the diocese was further extended to embrace the Island of Trinidad, and that tract of mainland in Venezuela which comprises Cumana and the region between the Amazon and the Upper Orinoco reaching almost to the present city of Bogota.
The prompt establishment of civil government in Porto Rico obliged Bishop Blenk to appeal to the civil tribunals on account of a special act of the legislature (12 March, 1904) conferring original jurisdiction upon the Supreme Court of the island to determine all questions at issue with the bishop of the diocese.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Valencia
Gregory IX decided in favour of Tarragona, and, as Berenguer had been appointed Bishop of Gerona in the meantime, Ferrer de San Martín, provost of Tarragona (1239-43), was appointed Bishop of Valencia.
Hitherto the chapter had elected the bishops, but owing to the dissensions at the death of Bishop Blanes, Urban IV reserved the right to name the bishops until 1523, when the right of presentation was granted to the Spanish kings.
Bishop Vidal de Blanes built the magnificent chapter hall, and Jaime de Aragón added the tower, called "Miguelete" because it was blessed on St. Michael's day (1418), which is about 166 feet high and finished at the top with a belfry.
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 Tortosa
V) would explain the origin of the tradition in regard to St. Rufus by the fact that the first bishop after the reconquest of Tortosa from the Moors was Godfrey (Gaufridus), Abbot of the Monastery of St. Rufus, Avignon.
After the capture of Tortosa on 31 Dec., 1148, by Raymond Berenger, the diocese was restored to its ancient importance.
Among distinguished bishops of the diocese were Cardinal Augustin Spinola (1623-26) and Adrian VI, elected pope while holding the Bishopric of Tortosa 1516-22, and to whom the privilege of the red calotte worn by bishops of this diocese is attributed.
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 Diocese of Tortosa, Spain
Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain) (1987.11.06 – 1991.05.17)
Coadjutor Bishop of Tortosa (Spain) (1936.06.25 – 1943.11.18)
Bishop of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) (1848.07.03 – 1854.06.23)
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 Oxford University Press: Updated list of Electors
Daoud, Ignace Moussa I (born September 18, 1930), cardinal bishop, Patriarch Emeritus of Antioch of the Syrians and Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
Born in Sant'Arcangelo in southern Italy, Giordano studied at the minor seminary of Potenza, the Pontifical Regional Seminary of Salerno, and the Pontifical Interregional Seminary of Posillippo, and was ordained a priest for the diocese of Anglona-Tursi in 1953.
Ratzinger, Joseph (born April 16, 1927), cardinal bishop of Ostia and of Velletri-Segni, Dean of the College of Cardinals and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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 Tortosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the city in Syria called Tortosa during the crusades, see Tartous.
It was conquered from the Moors by the Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1148.
Demographic evolution of Tortosa between 1991 and 2004
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 The Renaissance Festival of Tortosa
It seems that medieval Tortosa gained control over an extensive territory, both politically (the region) and ecclesiastically (the diocese), and was strong enough to overcome the consequences of the crisis that marked the twilight of the medieval world.
One of the other factors that strengthened the town against the outside world was the wealth and vastness of the diocese, the income of which substantially increased during the 16th century.
The mitre of Tortosa was held by well-educated and highly esteemed men.
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 Chapter 3: The Crusader Kingdom of Valencia
As bishop he wanted to be on hand to acquire liberated sections of what he conceived to be his diocese; and as representative of his metropolitan Toledo he intended to perform public acts of jurisdiction in the conquered places so as to foil the legal claims of Tarragona.
Toledo seems to have established a bishop of Denia in partibus infidelium as the conquest of the southern regions became imminent; one is found in a document given at the siege of Cordova.
In 1270 Bishop Arnold gave the parish of Bechí with its tithe to the bishop of Zaragoza.
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The Templar "Palatinates" around Tortosa and Bagras were heavier in their responsibilities than those borne of any single individual Lordship.Extensive privileges gave the Templars control of the Churches in the lands they held in the Diocese of Tortosa,as well as the tithe exemption on produce from their own demesne land.
The large Templar enclave of Tortosa inevitably meant a diminution in the power and resources of the Bishops,as for they could not avoid some kind of Pariage with their new neighbours, especially after the privileges granted in Omne datum optimum.
In fact the agreement with the Bishop of Tortosa in 1152 is the most extensive of its kind which survives for the Templars of the East.
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 Chapter 9: The Crusader Kingdom of Valencia
Bishop Ferrer and the chapter gave him, "in perpetual benefice and a fief to you the lord James by the grace of God illustrious king of the Aragonese...
Bishop Andrew and his chapter had been pressing their cause all these years, however, on the grounds that the document "had not been signed, except only by Bishop Ferrer himself, deceased, and five canons of their church who were at the time members of the royal court."
In the Tortosa diocese in 1272 the bishop sold the tithes of Ennueyo, Ahín, and Eslida to Teresa Giles Vidaure (wife of King James) and her son; the contract was to run fifty years at an annual rent of 130 solidi.
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 The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of September 23, 1816
Nominated prince bishop of Gurk by the emperor, November 20, 1783; confirmed by Hieronymous Joseph von Colloredo, archbishop of Salzburg, 1784; preconized, 1784.
Buried in the castle of Strassburg, Gurktal, Carintia, residence of the bishops of Gurk.
Nephew of Giovanni Paolo Solaro, bishop of Vercelli.
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 Tortosa Encyclopedia Article @ SocialParties.com (Social Parties)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
For the city in Syria called Tortosa during the Portals, see Baix Ebre.
Tortosa (Disclaimers Dertusa, طرطوشة Ṭurṭūšah) is the capital of the El Perelló of Spain, in the province of edit, in Overviews, Aldover, located at 12 metres above the sea, by the Categories river.
It was conquered from the Bishop of Tortosa by the Count Paüls in Coordinates.
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 CHAPTER 4.
While the trial of the bishop elect was in dependence, cardinal Granville, then bishop of Arras and prime minister of Spain, had his table covered with applications, in which the incense of adulation was thickly sprinkled on rancid avarice.
At the same time they satisfied themselves with murmuring in private at the shameful arts by which the council was managed, and had not the courage to resent the attacks made on its freedom, or the insults openly offered to their colleagues.
The bishop of Verdun happening to apply the term pretended reformation to some of the plans proposed in the council, the papal legate, cardinal Crescentio, assailed him publicly with invective, calling him a thoughtless young man and a fool, and ordering him to be silent.
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 The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Obituary (1522-1605)
November 1 - Giacomo Simoneta (1535), prefect of the Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature of Grace and bishop of Sutri and Nepi.
November 4 - Bartolomeo Guidiccioni (1539), prefect of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace and bishop of Lucca.
February 14 - Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (1561), bishop of Ostia and Velletri, dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, prefect of the S.C. of Rites and archbishop of Naples.
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 EWTN News: CARDINAL ELECTORS
In 1979 his brother bishops elected him president of the episcopal conference of Nigeria, a post he filled until 1984, when John Paul II asked him to head as pro-president the Secretariat for Non-Christians (now the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue).
He was appointed by the Pope to the Synod of Bishops on Consecrated Life in 1994, and as delegate and special secretary to the American Synod in 1997.
In 1979 he was named bishop of the Diocese of Yokohama, where he was responsible for various commissions of the bishops' conference of Japan.
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 Old Roman Catholic Church: A Brief History
On April 28, 1908, Archbishop Arnold Harris Mathew of England was consecrated to the Episcopate by Archbishop Gerard Gul of Utrecht, assisted by Bishops N.B.P. Spitt of Deventer, and J.J van Thiel of Haarlam in the Netherlands, and Bishop J. Demmel of Bonn, Germany.
Bishop Varlet was an auxiliary of the Bishop of Quebec, and had served as his Vicar General for Catholics in the French territory of Louisiana.
He was consecrated bishop 12 February 1719, and got in trouble almost immediately for Confirming the children of Utrecht who had been waiting for the appointment of a bishop.
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 Tortosa Encyclopedia Article @ Acquainted.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
For the city in Syria called Tortosa during the Bishop of Tortosa, see Disclaimers.
Tortosa (Help Dertusa, Tartous طرطوشة Ṭurṭūšah) is the capital of the
evolution of Tortosa between Baix Ebre and Catalonia geography stubs
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 Inquisition in Iberia (Spain and Portugal) PART 1 OF 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
As he was continually ill, Juan, Bishop of Vigue, was appointed grand inquisitor of Aragon, and Francisco de Ximenes, Archbishop of Toledo, was appointed grand inquisitor of Castile, even during Deza's lifetime.
Lucero's principal object was the confiscation of property, as the Bishop of Cordova and many dignitaries of the city stated in a complaint against him which they sent to the pope.
The "Congregacion Catolica," consisting of the most pious and learned bishops and other high ecclesiastics of the whole country, was commissioned to investigate the charges against Lucero, and at a solemn session held at Valladolid Aug. 1, 1508, it gave orders for the liberation of all those imprisoned on the charge of Judaizing.
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 Bohemund VII of Tripoli   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
As Bohemund VII was still underage at his succession, Sibylla acted as regent, although the regency was also unsuccessfully claimed by Hugh I of Jerusalem, Bohemund's closest living male relative.
Sibylla appointed Bartholomew, Bishop of Tortosa, to act as bailie.
Tripoli was very weak at this time and was divided among various factions: the Roman faction led by Paul of Segni, Bishop of Tripoli, and the Armenian faction led by Sibylla and Bartholomew.
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 Mapa de Valencia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Witisclus, present at the Fourteenth Council of Toledo, was the last bishop before the Muslim invasion.
Pope Gregory IX decided in favour of Tarragona, and as Berenguer had been appointed Bishop of Gerona in the meantime, Ferrer de San Martín, provost of Tarragona (1239-43), was appointed Bishop of Valencia.
Hitherto the chapter had elected the bishops, but owing to the dissensions at the death of Bishop Blanes, pope Urban IV reserved the right to name the bishops until 1523, when the right of presentation was granted to the Spanish kings.
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 Tortosa, Spain
Tortosa is an old episcopal town on the Ebro, situated between high hills just above its delta.
Tortosa is identified with the Roman town of Derosa, founded by Scipio Africanus on the ruins of the Iberian settlement of Hibera.
Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
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 Catholic-Pages.com | Cardinals of the Catholic Church: Biography of Cardinal Carles Gordó
He was subsequently appointed rector of the boarding-school for deacons, episcopal delegate for the clergy and diocesan councillor for the family apostolate.
On 6 June 1969 he was nominated Bishop of Tortosa and on 3 August he was ordained.
He is the author of a book entitled precisely Fe y Cultura, which is a collection of conferences and studies on this theme and the weekly pastoral letters which he started to produce while he was still Bishop of Tortosa.
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 The Priory of Tortosa, in the Empire of Ironthorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
The Priory of Tortosa, in the Empire of Ironthorn
The Templar "Palatinates" around Tortosa and Bagras were heavier in their responsibilities than those borne of
In fact the agreement with the Bishop of Tortosa in 1152 is the most extensive of its
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 Documento sin título
He held offices of diocesan responsibility such as Diocesan Delegate for the Family (1967), Episcopal Delegate for the Clergy (1968) and Director of the Diocesan Convictum for deacons (1968).
He was appointed Bishop of Tortosa and ordained on 6 June 1969.
As Bishop of Tortosa, he participated in the Spanish Bishops' Conference with responsibilities as member of the Episcopal Commission for the Clergy (1972-75), Missions (1972-78), Mass Media (1975-78) and Lay Apostolate (1981-84).
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 text manuscripts/new items   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Nine historiated initials are by the Mathurin Workshop (25 recorded manuscripts), and a sixteenth-century binding with an inscription confirms its presentation to the Bishop of Tortosa during the Council of Trent, which ratified the medieval Latin Vulgate as the official Christian Bible.
Written and illustrated in Paris in the Mathurin Workshop, named for a Breviary made for the Trinitarian house [the Mathurins] in Paris located in the heart of the area where university manuscripts were mad and active from the 1240s to c.
The Spanish Dominican prelate, Martín de Córdova y Mendoza (1512-1581), was successively bishop of Tortosa in north-east Spain, bishop of Plasencia 1574-78, and finally bishop of Córdoba, 1578-81, where he died on 5 June 1581.
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 Culture - Cabacés
In 1185, Bishop of Tortosa Ponç de Mulnells gave a population permit to the inhabitants of Cabacés.
From then on, the barony was held by the priors of Tortosa together with the Counts of Prades.
In 1991, Bishop Ricard Mª Carles considered that the title was an old privilege and resigned.
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 Felipe and Letizia attend funerals of Todolella gas leak victims   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
They arrived shortly before 5pm and were met by the government vice-president, and the president of the regional autonomous community of Valencia.
After greeting the bishop of Tortosa, Javier Salinas, the royal couple found time to offer their condolences to the families of each of the three people from the village of Morella who lost their lives in the tragedy.
Nearly 2,000 people were packed inside the tiny church for the hour long ceremony which included a message of hope from bishop Salinas while a crowd of around 500 listened outside; many of them knew the victims personally.
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 February 10, 1999 COLLEGE OF CARDINALS COLLECTION: (feb10col.htm)
On June 6, 1969 Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Tortosa where he served faithfully until Pope John Paul II elevated him to head the Archdiocese of Barcelona on March 23, 1990.
Four years later he was rewarded again by being named to the Sacred Conclave in the Consistory of November 26, 1994.
To assure that all are taken care of, he went about reorganizing his vast archdiocese into four quadrants so that the faithful would not be neglected.
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 Vatican Report: Agostino Cacciavillan to Ivan Dias - Catholic Online
of the Synod of Bishops held Nov. 16-Dec. 12, 1998, he served as president delegate and member of the postsynodal council.
In 1990 he was named general chaplain of Catholic Action, consultor for the Congregation for Bishops and member of the Pontifical Council for the Family, and resigned as archbishop of
U.S. bishop works to build ‘culture of vocations’ one seminarian at a time
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