José María Urquinaona y Bidot (or ''Vidot'') (1814–1883) was a bishop of Barcelona. Born in

Cádiz Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia. Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...

, he was presented at the

First Vatican Council The First Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the First Vatican Council or Vatican I was convoked by Pope Pius IX on 29 June 1868, after a period of planning and preparation that began on 6 December 1864. This, the twentieth ecu ...

as secretary of the bishops from Spain. In 1878, he was made bishop of Barcelona. The

Plaça Urquinaona The Plaça d'Urquinaona is one of the principal Town square, squares in central Barcelona. It is officially part of Dreta de l'Eixample neighbourhood, in the Eixample district, and is located at the intersection of the Ronda Sant Pere and Carrer d' ...

is named after him.

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1814 births 1883 deaths Bishops of Barcelona People from Cádiz 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Participants in the First Vatican Council {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub