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Bishop Xavier Novell Gomà, Bishop Emeritus of Solsona. Conferencia Episcopal Española via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Diocese Announces Sanctions on Spanish Bishop Who Attempted Marriage

Dec 15, 2021

The apostolic administrator of Solsona announced Saturday that the diocese’s former bishop, Xavier Novell i Gomà, had incurred suspension when he attempted marriage last month.

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