Colombia

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Apr 2007	83.7	Died	Félix María Torres Parra †	Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla
4 Apr 2007	80.0	Retired	Eduardo Martínez Somalo	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus
31 May 2007	62.4	Appointed	José Octavio Ruiz Arenas	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
3 Jul 2007	60.7	Appointed	Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval	Bishop of Apartadó
13 Oct 2007	66.2	Appointed	Beniamino Stella	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
24 Oct 2007	50.4	Appointed	Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz	Bishop of Espinal
29 Oct 2007	61.0	Appointed	Aldo Cavalli	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia
30 Nov 2007	60.6	Appointed	Oscar Urbina Ortega	Archbishop of Villavicencio
2 Dec 2007	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz	Bishop of Espinal
15 Dec 2007	50.5	Installed	Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz	Bishop of Espinal
25 Jan 2008	60.8	Installed	Oscar Urbina Ortega	Archbishop of Villavicencio
1 Mar 2008	78.7	Appointed	Darío Castrillón Hoyos	Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
19 Apr 2008	72.4	Died	Alfonso López Trujillo †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
22 Oct 2008	60.1	Appointed	Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá
22 Oct 2008	60.1	Appointed	Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa	Titular Bishop of Teglata in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá
17 Nov 2008	60.2	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa	Titular Bishop of Teglata in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá
1 Dec 2008	67.7	Appointed	Jaime Prieto Amaya	Bishop of Cúcuta
27 Dec 2008	83.8	Died	Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Buga
7 Feb 2009	67.9	Installed	Jaime Prieto Amaya	Bishop of Cúcuta
13 Feb 2009	77.9	Retired	Víctor Manuel López Forero	Archbishop of Bucaramanga	Archbishop Emeritus
13 Feb 2009	58.8	Appointed	Ismael Rueda Sierra	Archbishop of Bucaramanga
16 Mar 2009	83.7	Died	Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.SS.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ipiales
15 Apr 2009	52.5	Appointed	José Daniel Falla Robles	Auxiliary Bishop of Cali
15 Apr 2009	52.5	Appointed	José Daniel Falla Robles	Titular Bishop of Calama	Auxiliary Bishop of Cali
2 May 2009	59.0	Installed	Ismael Rueda Sierra	Archbishop of Bucaramanga
11 Jun 2009	84.2	Died	Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Riohacha
20 Jun 2009	52.7	Ordained Bishop	José Daniel Falla Robles	Titular Bishop of Calama	Auxiliary Bishop of Cali
8 Jul 2009	80.0	Retired	Darío Castrillón Hoyos	President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	Cardinal, President Emeritus
16 Jul 2009	61.9	Appointed	Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo	Coadjutor Archbishop of Manizales
27 Jul 2009	50.7	Appointed	Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto	Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
27 Jul 2009	50.7	Appointed	Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
8 Aug 2009	90.7	Died	José Miguel López Hurtado, O.F.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Guapi
29 Aug 2009	74.2	Died	Gustavo Martínez Frías †	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
17 Sep 2009	75.5	Retired	José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y.	Vicar Apostolic of Mitú	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
29 Sep 2009	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
7 Oct 2009	62.2	Installed	Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo	Coadjutor Archbishop of Manizales
1 Nov 2009	88.6	Died	Arturo Salazar Mejia, O.A.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Pasto
6 Nov 2009	69.8	Died	Abraham Escudero Montoya †	Bishop of Palmira

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