Background
Cortés, Urbano Cardinal Navarrete was born on May 25, 1920 in Camarena de la Sierra, Spain.
Cortés, Urbano Cardinal Navarrete was born on May 25, 1920 in Camarena de la Sierra, Spain.
Doctor in Canon Law; Doctor (honorary), Pontifical University of Salamanca, 1994.
Joined Society of Jesus, 1937, ordained priest, 1952. Dean of faculty of canon law Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, rector, 1980—2007. Elevated to cardinal, 2007.
Cardinal-deacon S. Ponziano, 2007—2010. Professor, dean Faculty of Canon Law Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, rector, 1980, now rector emeritus. Consultor Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.