Urbano Navarrete Cortés, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Urbano Navarrete Cortés

Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 25-May-1920

Place of Birth: Camarena de la Sierra, Aragon, Spain

Date of Death: 22-Nov-2010

Profession: Catholic priest, university teacher, canon law jurist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Urbano Navarrete Cortés

  • Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J.
  • (25 May 1920 – 22 November 2010) was a professor of Canon Law and former rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University.
  • He was made Cardinal in 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI, though he was over the age of 80 and thus could not vote in a papal conclave.
  • His appointment followed the precedent set by previous Popes for rewarding priests who have made significant contributions to the life and work of the Church.

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