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Ricardo María Carles Gordó
Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona
Church Roman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBarcelona
SeeBarcelona
Appointed23 March 1990
Term ended15 June 2004
Predecessor Narciso Jubany Arnau
Successor Lluís Martínez Sistach
Other post(s) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino (1994–2013)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1951
by  Marcelino Olaechea Loizaga
Consecration3 August 1969
by  Luigi Dadaglio
Created cardinal26 November 1994
by Pope John Paul II
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Ricardo María Carles Gordó

24 September 1926
Died17 December 2013(2013-12-17) (aged 87)
Hospital Santa Cruz, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain
Buried Valencia Cathedral
ParentsFermín Carles
Josefina Gordó
Previous post(s)
Alma mater Pontifical University of Salamanca
MottoUt omnes unum sint
Coat of arms Ricardo María Carles Gordó's coat of arms
Styles of
Ricardo Carles Gordó
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal style Cardinal

Ricardo María Carles Gordó (24 September 1926 – 17 December 2013) was a cardinal priest and Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona in the Catholic Church.

Biography

Born in Valencia, Spain, Carles Gordó was ordained a priest on 29 June 1951.

He studied at Teresian school in Valencia; then, he completed his secondary education at the Jesuit Colegio de San José. He entered the Seminary of Valencia, where he was a pupil at Colegio "Corpus Christi" and finally, he studied at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, where he obtained a licenciate in canon law in 1951–1953.

After his studies he served in pastoral ministry in the archdiocese of Valencia, including parish priest, rector of the parish of San Fernando in Valencia (1967); counselor of the Juventud Obrera Católica, JOC (Catholic Youth Workers); director of the boarding-school for deacons; vicar for clergy; and diocesan counselor for the pastoral for the family.

In 1969 he was appointed Bishop of Tortosa, and later as archbishop of Barcelona in 1990, a post he held until stepping down in 2004. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 26 November 1994 and held the title of Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.

He died on 17 December 2013. [1]

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Ricardo María Carles Gordó
Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona
Church Roman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBarcelona
SeeBarcelona
Appointed23 March 1990
Term ended15 June 2004
Predecessor Narciso Jubany Arnau
Successor Lluís Martínez Sistach
Other post(s) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino (1994–2013)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1951
by  Marcelino Olaechea Loizaga
Consecration3 August 1969
by  Luigi Dadaglio
Created cardinal26 November 1994
by Pope John Paul II
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Ricardo María Carles Gordó

24 September 1926
Died17 December 2013(2013-12-17) (aged 87)
Hospital Santa Cruz, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain
Buried Valencia Cathedral
ParentsFermín Carles
Josefina Gordó
Previous post(s)
Alma mater Pontifical University of Salamanca
MottoUt omnes unum sint
Coat of arms Ricardo María Carles Gordó's coat of arms
Styles of
Ricardo Carles Gordó
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal style Cardinal

Ricardo María Carles Gordó (24 September 1926 – 17 December 2013) was a cardinal priest and Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona in the Catholic Church.

Biography

Born in Valencia, Spain, Carles Gordó was ordained a priest on 29 June 1951.

He studied at Teresian school in Valencia; then, he completed his secondary education at the Jesuit Colegio de San José. He entered the Seminary of Valencia, where he was a pupil at Colegio "Corpus Christi" and finally, he studied at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, where he obtained a licenciate in canon law in 1951–1953.

After his studies he served in pastoral ministry in the archdiocese of Valencia, including parish priest, rector of the parish of San Fernando in Valencia (1967); counselor of the Juventud Obrera Católica, JOC (Catholic Youth Workers); director of the boarding-school for deacons; vicar for clergy; and diocesan counselor for the pastoral for the family.

In 1969 he was appointed Bishop of Tortosa, and later as archbishop of Barcelona in 1990, a post he held until stepping down in 2004. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 26 November 1994 and held the title of Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.

He died on 17 December 2013. [1]

References

External links



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