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	Bishop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bishops form the leadership in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion.
		An auxiliary bishop is a full-time assistant to a diocesan bishop (the Roman Catholic equivalent of an Anglican suffragan bishop).
		An antimension signed by the bishop is kept on the altar partly as a reminder of whose altar it is and under whose omophorion the priest at a local parish is serving.
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	Urgell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Urgell is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdagne.
		Andorra was ceded to the bishop of La Seu d'Urgell by the count in the 12th century.
		The county of Urgell was extinguished and absorbed by the Kingdom of Aragon and the Count of Barcelona, after the revolt of the count against the king Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1413.
	www.southhouston.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Urgell (248 words)

	Encyclopedia: Bishop of Urgell
		The Bishop of Urgell is the Roman Catholic bishop for Urgell in Catalonia, Spain and also the ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra.
		Andorra was ceded to the bishop of La Seu d'Urgell by the count Ermengol IV of Urgell in the 12th century.
		Joan MartÃ Alanis (born 29 November 1928) is a former Bishop of Urgell and hence former co-Prince of Andorra.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bishop-of-Urgell (706 words)

	Prince-Bishop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The chief of the Prince Bishops was the Bishop of Rome, whose claims to territorial power were bolstered by the fraudulent document called the Donation of Constantine.
		In England the famous Bishops of Durham were also styled until 1836 as Prince Bishops, for it was their duty not only to be head of the diocese, but also to protect the Kingdom against the Scottish threat from the north.
		The Bishop of Urgell is one of the two co-princes of Andorra, along with the President of France.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince-Bishop (507 words)

	Articles - Bishop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bishops form the leadership in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Communion, and the Independent Catholic Churches.
		The Pope of Rome, in addition to being the Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church, is the Patriarch of the Latin Catholic Church.
		Bishop is an office of the Aaronic Priesthood; in addition to his ward responsibilities, it is a bishop's duty to preside over the priest's quorum.
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Bishop (3676 words)

	Urgell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Urgell is one of the historical Catalan counties, borderingon the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya.
		Andorra was ceded to thebishop of La Seu d'Urgell by the count Ermengol IV of Urgell in the 12th century.
		The county of Urgell was extinguished and absorved bythe Kingdom of Aragon and the Count of Barcelona, after the revolt of the count James II of Urgell againstthe king Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1413.
	www.therfcc.org /urgell-33722.html (171 words)

	HISTORY Principality of Andorra Brussels belgium MERITXELL
		In the Charter granted by Charles the Bald to Sunifred in 843 the territory of Andorra was defined as a possession of the County of Urgell, and in the Act of Consecration of the Cathedral of the See of Urgell, signed in 860, it was made clear that the County was subject to the Church.
		Bishop of Urgell, Pere Berenger, and asked the inhabitants of the Valleys to do homage to the Bishop of Urgell as their Lord.
		The discord and violent confrontations between the Bishops of Urgell and the Counts of Foix ceased thanks to the efforts of King Peter II of Catalonia-Aragon and some Catalan counts who were concerned about keeping their prerogatives.
	www.andorra.be /en/2.1.htm (1923 words)

	Urgell - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There is still a Bishop of Urgell, who since 2003 has been Joan Enric Vives Sicília.
		This role carries with it the position of joint head of state of Andorra.
		Urgell (comarca), about the modern-day Catalan comarca (county) of Urgell.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Urgell (167 words)

	Travel to Andorra - Andorra - Europe - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		In 1133 the Count of Urgell ceded the lands to the Bishop of Urgell.
		Although an agreement was signed that year which recognized the Bishop's authority while ceding certain rights to the Count of Foix, the dispute lasted through many bloody, bitter battles until 1278 when Roger Bernard (Count of Foix) and Father d'Urtx (Bishop of Urgell) signed a peace treaty forced upon them by the King of Aragon.
		It is still paid to the Bishop of Urgell, and the President of France (as the successor to the Counts of Foix).
	www.eurotravelling.net /andorra/andorra/andorra_history.htm (1118 words)

	Prince-Bishop . Bishop of Urgell . University of Durham . 1707 . 1870 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The establishment of the Bishop of Sion Bishopric of Sion is a classic example of unified secular and diocesan authority.
		The Bishop of Urgell is the Roman Catholic bishop for Urgell in Catalonia in Spain.
		Andorra was ceded to the bishop of La Seu d Urgell by the Counts of...
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Prince-Bishop (345 words)

	Bishop - Unipedia
		Metropolitan bishop:A metropolitan bishop is an archbishop in charge of an ecclesiastical province, or group of dioceses, and exercises some oversight over the other dioceses.
		Auxiliary bishop:An auxiliary bishop is a full-time assistant to a diocesan bishop (the Roman Catholic equivalent of an Anglican suffragan bishop).
		Primate:A primate is the bishop of the oldest church of a nation.
	www.unipedia.info /Bishops.html (3097 words)

	Urgell - Gurupedia
		Urgell is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and
		Alt Urgell, Noguera, Solsonès, Pla d'Urgell, Urgell itself, and the still independent country of Andorra.
		The county of Urgell was extinguished and absorved by the Kingdom of Aragon and the
	www.gurupedia.com /u/ur/urgell.htm (165 words)

	ANDORRAPORTAL, all the information you need to visit Andorra
		HISTORY The first written record of Andorra is the deed of consecration of the cathedral of Urgell, dating to the 9th century, where it is referred to as belonging to the county of Urgell.
		Subsequent hostilities forced the bishop to place himself under the protection of the Caboet family, whose heir was the count of Foix.
		In the 13th century, on account of several disputes on the territory, the Pariatges were signed between the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix.
	www.andorraportal.com /Ingles/Turismo1/historia.asp (333 words)

	Andorra History
		In 1159 Andorra became the subject of a prolonged struggle between the Count of Foix and the Bishop of Urgell.
		It is still paid to the Bishop of Urgell, and the President of France (as the sucessor to the Counts of Foix).
		Several days later "King Boris" was removed by several guardsmen of the Bishop of Urgell, but the resultant turmoil culminated in the nation's judicial authority, the Tribunal de Corts, firing the members of the Council Of The Land.
	www.medinnus.com /andorra/history.html (1038 words)

	Urgell -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Urgell is one of the historical (The Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)) Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of (Click link for more info and facts about Pallars) Pallars and (Click link for more info and facts about Cerdagne) Cerdagne.
		There is still a (Click link for more info and facts about Bishop of Urgell) Bishop of Urgell, who since 2003 has been (Click link for more info and facts about Joan Enric Vives Sicília) Joan Enric Vives Sicília.
		This role carries with it the position of joint head of state of (A small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France) Andorra.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/Ur/Urgell.htm (249 words)

	Search Europe : Country Guide : Andorra
		The earliest document known that mentions Andorra is the act of consecration of the cathedral of Santa Maria of Urgell in 839, which mentions the parishes (administrative and territorial divisions) of Andorra as the fief of the Counts of Urgell.
		Hostilities came to an end with the signature of two arbitration judgements, known as the Pariatges, signed in 1278-1288 between the bishop of Urgell, Pere d’Urg, and the count of Foix, Roger Bernat III.
		With its historical and political development, Andorra continues to be a co-principality, with the bishop of Urgell and the president of the French Republic as the co-princes by personal title and in absolute equality.
	www.searcheurope.com /countries/andorra/history.shtml (463 words)

	History of the Principality of Andorra
		The territorial dominion of the bishop of Urgell, was then transformed into a "jurisdictional mastership" and their relations with Andorra will be in the future of "feudal style".
		Anyhow, during 1201 A.D. the bishop "Bernat de Vilamur" and "Arnau de Castellbó" reach an agreement, and the bishop granted the Viscount and his daughter the "investiture" of the Valley of Andorra, asking in change to swear fidelity to him by both.
		During 1715 the bishop of Urgell, "Simeó de Guinda" dictates several orders, indicating the consuls of the Valleys of Andorra not to obey any order dictated by third parties others than the king of France or himself co-princes of the Valleys of Andorra.
	www.andorramania.com /histoire_gb.htm (3849 words)

	FEVA - Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra - El Principat d'Andorra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Century onwards, the Counts of Urgell progressively gave up their rights to the church in Urgell, until 1113 when Count Ermengol IV transferred all his possessions in the Andorran Valleys to the Bishop of Urgell and requested the Andorrans to pay homage to the Bishop as their Lord.
		Several war hostilities of the neighbouring Lords against the church in Urgell, obliged the bishop to submit to the protection of the Caboet family.
		In 1159 both parties signed a treaty in which the lordship of the Bishop of Urgell over Andorra was recognized, and to enfeoff the territory to the House of Caboet.
	www.feva.ad /Andorra/Angles/Andorra01_history.htm (684 words)

	Andorra (06/05)
		A descendant of the count later gave the lands to the diocese of Urgell, headed by Bishop of Seu d’Urgell.
		Over the years, the title was passed between French and Spanish rule until, in the reign of the French King Henry IV, an edict in 1607 established the head of the French state and the Bishop of Urgell as co-princes of Andorra.
		Co-Prince--Joan Enric Vives i Sicilia, Bishop of Seu d'Urgell, Spain
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3164.htm (2658 words)

	TrobAndorra. History of Andorre
		The territorial dominion of the bishop of Urgell, was then transformed into a "jurisdictional mastership" and their relations with Andorre will be in the future of "feudal style".
		Anyhow, during 1201 A.D. the bishop "Bernat de Vilamur" and "Arnau de Castellbó" reach an agreement, and the bishop granted the Viscount and his daughter the "investiture" of the Valley of Andorre, asking in change to swear fidelity to him by both.
		During 1715 the bishop of Urgell, "Simeó de Guinda" dictates several orders, indicating the consuls of the Valleys of Andorre not to obey any order dictated by third parties others than the king of France or himself co-princes of the Valleys of Andorre.
	www.trobandorra.com /hisang.html (3819 words)

	Encyclopedia: Prince-Bishop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the Roman Catholic Church, Saint Peter, given the keys to heaven by Jesus, was the first Bishop of Rome.
		The Donation of Constantine (Latin, Constitutum Donatio Constantini or Constitutum domini Constantini imperatoris) is a famous forged Roman imperial edict devised probably between 750CE and 850CE.
		Arms of the Bishop of Durham The Bishop of Durham is the officer of the Church of England responsible for the diocese of Durham, one of the oldest in the country.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Prince-Bishop (1718 words)

	Urgell . Pyrenees . Andorra . Ferdinand II of Aragon . Bishop of Urgell . 2003 . Counts of Urgell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Urgell is one of the historical Catalonia Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdagne.
		Its maximal extension territory was between the Pyrenees and the taifa of Lleida, that is, the current Comarques of Catalonia comarques of Alt Urgell, Noguera comarca Noguera, Solsonès, Pla d Urgell, Urgell comarca Urgell itself, and the still independent country of Andorra.
		Weiach dialect: «Weych» is situated at approximately 390 metre metres above sea level in the northwestern corner of the Zürich Lowlands «Zuercher Unterland», at the cantonal boundary between Zürich and Aargau.
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Urgell (538 words)

	Urgell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Urgell is one of the historical CataloniaCatalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdagne.
		Its maximal extension territory was between the Pyrenees and the taifa of Lleida, that is, the current Comarques of Cataloniacomarques of Alt Urgell, Noguera (comarca)Noguera, Solsonès, Pla d'Urgell, Urgell (comarca)Urgell itself, and the still independent country of Andorra/.
		Urgell (comarca), about the modern-day Catalan Comarques of Cataloniacomarca (county)/ of Urgell.
	www.infothis.com /find/Urgell (228 words)

	History of Andorra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Later, the Count of Foix became heir to the Lord of Caboet through marriage, and a dispute arose between the French Count and the Catalan bishop over Andorra.
		In 1933, serious political and social unrest led to a Dutch adventurer, Boris, Graaf van Oranje en Baron van Skossyref seizing control and declaring himself King Boris I. He proceeded to declare war on the Bishop of Urgel.
		Boris I was arrested, and the French military occupied Andorra and a dismissed of the local government and placing the Viguiers, who are delegates of the princes, in control.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-History_of_Andorra.html (627 words)

	Saints of May 28
		Always austere, he was continuously pestered by the poor and never repulsed them; history has given him the title, "father of the poor." Germain was unwearying and fearless in his endeavors to put a stop to civil strife and to curb the viciousness of the Frankish kings, but with little effect.
		Bishop Gizur divided the nation into two dioceses: Skaholt in the southwest and Holar in the north.
		Podius, son of the margrave of Tuscany, Italy, became a canon regular and eventually bishop of Florence from 990 to 1002 (Benedictines).
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	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Eventually, in 1133, Count Ermengol IV gave the Bishop all his possessions in the Valleys of Andorra, and at the same time requested that the Andorrans should pay homage to the Bishop and his successors as liege lords.
		The considerable hostility towards, and military actions against, the Church of Urgell by neighbouring lords and noblemen forced the Bishop to place himself and the Church of Urgell under the protection of the House of Caboet, and in 1159 a treaty was signed by both parties.
		Thus the rights to Andorra and to its sovereignty were shared by the Bishop of Urgell and the King of France, the latter being the lineal successor of the Counts of Foix.
	www.andorrarealestate.com /history.htm (820 words)

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