Narcís Jubany Arnau (12 August 1913 – 26 December 1996) was a Spanish
cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as
Archbishop of Barcelona from 1971 to 1993, and was elevated to the
cardinalate
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in 1973.
Biography
Born in
Santa Coloma de Farners to a working-class family, Narcís Jubany Arnau moved to
Barcelona
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at age 13 and studied at its
seminary
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. He also attended the
Pontifical University of Comillas, where he obtained his
doctorate in theology, and the
Pontifical Gregorian University
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The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyo ...
in Rome, earning his
doctorate in canon law). He was
ordained
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to the priesthood on 30 July 1939 and, after furthering his studies, did
pastoral
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work in Barcelona, as well as teaching at its seminary and serving as an official of the
diocesan
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History
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tribunal
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and cathedral
canon
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.
On 24 November 1955 Jubany was appointed
Auxiliary Bishop
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...
of Barcelona and
Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Phoenicia by
Pope Pius XII
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. He received his
episcopal consecration
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on 22 January 1956 from Archbishop
Ildebrando Antoniutti, with Archbishops
Gregorio Modrego y Casaus and
José Bascuñana y López serving as
co-consecrators
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, in the
Cathedral of Barcelona. Jubany attended the
Second Vatican Council
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from 1962 to 1965, during which he was made
Bishop
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of
Girona
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on 7 February 1965 and was later named
Archbishop of Barcelona on 3 December 1971.
Pope Paul VI
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created him
Cardinal Priest
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of ''
San Lorenzo in Damaso
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'' in the
consistory
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*Consistor ...
of 5 March 1973. He was a member of the
, of
that for Religious and Secular Institutes, and of the Pontifical Council for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law.
Following the death of
Generalissimo Francisco Franco in 1975, Jubany was central in his country's transition from dictatorship to democracy, fostering dialogue among a wide range of political views, supporting democracy, and showing tolerance and openness. He was one of the
cardinal electors who participated in the
conclaves of
August
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and
October 1978, which selected
Popes John Paul I and
John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005.
In his you ...
respectively; he is known to have wanted a non-Italian pope.
[TIME Magazine]
A Light That Left Us Amazed
16 October 1978
Jubany resigned as Archbishop of Barcelona on 23 March 1990, following a period of eighteen years. He lost the right to participate in any future conclaves upon reaching the age of eighty on 12 August 1993.
The Cardinal died in Barcelona, at age 82. He is buried in the cathedral of the same city.
References
External links
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1914 births
1996 deaths
20th-century Spanish cardinals
Archbishops of Barcelona
Bishops of Girona
20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Spain
Participants in the Second Vatican Council
Cardinals created by Pope Paul VI
Comillas Pontifical University alumni