Ramon Riu i Cabanes
Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra
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| Intro | Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra | |
| A.K.A. | Ramón Ríu y Cabanas | |
| A.K.A. | Ramón Ríu y Cabanas | |
| Places | Spain | |
| was | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 17 June 1852, Solsona, Solsonès, Comarques Centrals, Barcelona Province | |
| Death | 27 December 1901 (aged 49 years) |
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Biography
Ramon Riu i Cabanes (17 June 1852 – 27 December 1901) was Bishop of Urgell and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra in 1901. Born in 1852 in Solsona he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Solsona and Titular Bishop of Tamasus in 1895. In April 1901 he succeeded Salvador Casañas y Pagés as Bishop of Urgell and ecclesiastical Co-Prince of Andorra, he died however just few months after taking office.