Bishop of Urgell

Also important is the diocese's connection with Andorra, as the bishop holds the role, ex officio, of co-prince of Andorra; he is, jointly with the president of France (as successor to the French king), co-sovereign of the microstate. This makes the bishop of Urgell the sole extant prince-bishop in the world, other such roles (mostly in parts of the Holy Roman Empire) having ceased over recent centuries. Andorra was ceded to the bishop of Urgell by Count Ermengol VI of Urgell in 1133.