vicente ferrer
Vicente Ferrer
doctor honoris causa
Vicente Ferrer
Investido el 6 de Oct del 2000, por el rector de la Universitat Politècnica de València, Justo Nieto Nieto.
Vicente Ferrer
Spanish aid worker and activist dedicated to rural development in India. He founded the Vicente Ferrer Foundation, dedicated to improving the living conditions of the most disadvantaged communities in the Asian country.
Burriana, 1907. Cardinal.
He pursued ecclesiastical studies in Tortosa and earned a doctorate in Theology in Valencia. He was ordained a priest in 1929. He served as Archpriest of Vinaroz (1938), Bishop of Solsona (1942–64), Bishop of Oviedo (1964–69), Archbishop of Toledo (1969–71), and Archbishop of Madrid (1971–83). He was elevated to the Cardinalate in 1969 and took part in the Second Vatican Council.
He worked actively in Catholic Action and was rapporteur of the Synod of Bishops in Rome. He served as President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference until 1983. He was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy (1970), a member of the Valencian Council of Culture, and President of the Cultural Promotion Commission. He authored numerous books and essays, countless newspaper and opinion articles, and a great number of papers and lectures.