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Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas

Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization

Archbishop Emeritus of Villavicencio


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
21 Dec 1944 Born
29 Nov 196924.9Ordained PriestPriest of Bogotá, Colombia
8 Mar 199651.2AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
8 Mar 199651.2AppointedTitular Bishop of Troyna
13 Apr 199651.3Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Troyna
16 Jul 200257.5AppointedBishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
3 Jul 200459.5AppointedArchbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
31 May 200762.4AppointedVice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
13 May 201166.3AppointedSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization
2 Sep 202075.6RetiredSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization

MicroData Summary for José Octavio Ruiz Arenas
(VIAF: 316506695; WikiData: Q1709542)
Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (born ) Secretary Emeritus of Evangelization

EventPlace
Birth PlaceBogotá, Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia
Ordained BishopCathedral Basilica, Bogotá, Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia

Please contact the Archbishop through the Dicastery for Evangelization.

  • a priest for years
  • a bishop for years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • ab: Bollettino, 31 May 2007
  • ab: Bollettino, 13 May 2011
  • ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 146, Number 12,741
  • r: AM, 16 May 2021

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