Joan Planellas Barnosell | |
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Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Tarragona |
Province | Tarragona |
Predecessor | Jaume Pujol Balcells |
Orders | |
Ordination | 28 March 1982 |
Consecration | 4 May 2019 |
Personal details | |
Born | Joan Planellas Barnosell 7 November 1955 Girona, Spain |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Spiritus uivenem facit Eclesiampor |
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Joan Planellas i Barnosell (born 7 November 1955) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as the archbishop of Tarragona since his installation on 4 May 2019. He previously served as a canon on the Girona Cathedral. He was also given the Missionary of Mercy title, that is a group of priests that were designated by the Pope to forgive serious sins normally only reserved to the Holy See. Barnosell became a priest in 28 March 1982.