Justí Guitart i Vilardebó (December 16, 1875 – January 30, 1940) was the

Bishop of Urgell The Diocese of Urgell is a diocese in Catalonia (Spain) and Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,

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from 1920 to 1940. Born in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

, Guitart was ordained as a

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...

in 1901, and was consecrated as Bishop of Urgell on May 23, 1920. He took the oath as Prince on July 27 of the same year. During his reign, numerous improvements, such as the introduction of electricity, the construction of roads, and establishment of Spanish post offices, came to Andorra. Guitart died in Barcelona on 30 January 1940. There is a street named after him in

La Seu d'Urgell La Seu d'Urgell (; es, Seo de Urgel, formerly in ca, Urgell}) is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of ...

called the ''Carrer del Bisbe Guitart''. On September 9, 2009 a monument dedicated to his memory was established in Andorra.

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1875 births 1940 deaths 20th-century Princes of Andorra People from Barcelona Bishops of Urgell 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub