RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Juan José Omella

1946 - Today

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Juan José Omella y Omella (also Joan Josep; born 21 April 1946) is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as the archbishop of Barcelona since his installation on 26 December 2015 and as a cardinal since 28 June 2017. He was the president of the Episcopal Conference of Spain from 2020 to 2024. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of Zaragoza (1996-1999) and bishop of Barbastro-Monzón (1999–2004) and Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (2004-2015). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan José Omella is the 1,491st most popular religious figure (up from 1,910th in 2019), the 672nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 990th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Juan José Omella ranks 1,491 out of 3,187Before him are Lothair II of Italy, Paisios of Mount Athos, Adolfo Nicolás, Pope Anianus of Alexandria, Rabban Bar Sauma, and Oliviero Carafa. After him are Nathan Homer Knorr, Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Elizabeth Blount, Angelo De Donatis, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, and Johannes Magnus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Juan José Omella ranks 200Before him are Krister Henriksson, Robert Metcalfe, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Ellison Onizuka, George Young, and Harold Shipman. After him are Jesualdo Ferreira, Dave Hill, Diane von Fürstenberg, Lucien Van Impe, Jeffrey Jones, and Allan Clarke.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan José Omella ranks 672 out of 3,355Before him are Ramón Calderón (1951), Moses de León (1250), Adolfo Nicolás (1936), Don Juan Manuel (1282), Julio González (1876), and Abraham bar Hiyya (1070). After him are Santiago Cañizares (1969), Salomé (1939), Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli (1540), Antonio de Torres Jurado (1817), José Zorrilla (1817), and Álvaro del Portillo (1914).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Juan José Omella ranks 50Before him are Hermenegild (564), Pedro Arrupe (1907), Fermin (272), Paschal Baylón (1540), Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057), and Adolfo Nicolás (1936). After him are Eulogius of Córdoba (810), Juan de Homedes (1477), Thomas of Villanova (1486), Beatus of Liébana (730), Urraca of Zamora (1033), and Didacus of Alcalá (1400).