Joan Martí i Alanis (29 November 1928 – 11 October 2009) was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as

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'' episcopal co-Prince of Andorra from 1971 to 2003. He was a co-signatory, along with

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, of

Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...

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in 1993. In 1979, he founded Caritas Andorra.

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1928 births 2009 deaths 20th-century princes of Andorra 21st-century princes of Andorra People from Alt Camp Bishops from Catalonia Bishops of Urgell 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Spain Bishops appointed by Pope Paul VI {{Andorra-politician-stub