The Pope appoints a diplomat as future co-prince of Andorra

Urgel is a peculiar diocese. Its bishop is, along with the Pope, the only ecclesiastic who is also head of state. In this case, co-prince of Andorra, a dignity of medieval origin that is shared with the President of the French Republic. Therefore, despite being a small diocese with fewer than 220,000 Catholics, 70 priests for 364 parishes, and fewer than 100 religious and religious women, the appointment of its bishop requires special attention.…