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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
10 Jan 202650.5Ordained BishopJesús Alberto Torres ArizaBishop of San José del Guaviare
15 Jan 202658.7AppointedLuis Manuel Alí HerreraVicar Apostolic of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
24 Jan 202664.5Ordained BishopJosé Camilo Arbeláez MontoyaBishop of Vélez
29 Jan 202664.6InstalledJosé Camilo Arbeláez MontoyaBishop of Vélez
14 Feb 202659.4AppointedRubén Darío Jaramillo MontoyaBishop of Montería
24 Feb 202667.5AppointedLuis Augusto Campos FlórezArchbishop of Bucaramanga
59.7Ordained BishopJohn Mario Mesa PalacioVicar Apostolic of Leticia
75.7RetiredIsmael Rueda SierraArchbishop of BucaramangaArchbishop Emeritus
4 Mar 202659.7InstalledJohn Mario Mesa PalacioVicar Apostolic of Leticia
76.5CeasedJosé de Jesús Quintero DíazApostolic Administrator of LeticiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
14 Mar 202651.7CeasedFarly Yovany Gil BetancurApostolic Administrator, Sede Vacante of MonteríaBishop of Montelibano
59.5InstalledRubén Darío Jaramillo MontoyaBishop of Montería
30 Mar 202655.7AppointedPaolo RudelliSubstitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
4 Apr 202665.6AppointedAlexander Matiz AtencioApostolic Administrator of BuenaventuraBishop of Buga
8 Apr 202655.7InstalledPaolo RudelliSubstitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
18 Apr 202667.6AppointedLuis Augusto Campos FlórezApostolic Administrator of Socorro y San GilArchbishop of Bucaramanga
67.6InstalledLuis Augusto Campos FlórezArchbishop of Bucaramanga
1 May 202650.3AppointedJohn Jairo GomezBishop of Laredo, Texas, USA
12 May 202666.4AppointedHomero Marín Arboleda, C.M.Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro
25 May 202647.1AppointedArnulfo Moreno QuiñonezAuxiliary Bishop of Cali
47.1AppointedArnulfo Moreno QuiñonezTitular Bishop of Castra NovaAuxiliary Bishop of Cali
58.6AppointedLuis Fernando de Jesús Pérez AgudeloAuxiliary Bishop of Cali
58.6AppointedLuis Fernando de Jesús Pérez AgudeloTitular Bishop of LegesAuxiliary Bishop of Cali
5 Jun 202696.5DiedIgnacio José Gómez Aristizábal †Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia
29 Jun 202656.1AppointedJaime Uriel Sanabria AriasBishop of Yopal
30 Jun 202650.5Ordained BishopJohn Jairo GomezBishop of Laredo, Texas, USA
11 Jul 202670.3RetiredLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to IrelandApostolic Nuncio
13 Jul 202651.1AppointedJuan Fernando Franco SánchezApostolic Administrator of JericóBishop of Caldas
76.9RetiredNoel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.Ss.R.Bishop of JericóBishop Emeritus
59.1AppointedDiego Luis Rendón UrreaBishop of JericóBishop-Elect
25 Jul 202647.3Ordained BishopArnulfo Moreno QuiñonezTitular Bishop of Castra NovaAuxiliary Bishop of Cali
1 Aug 202658.8Ordained BishopLuis Fernando de Jesús Pérez AgudeloTitular Bishop of LegesAuxiliary Bishop of Cali
15 Aug 202660.0AppointedAngelo AccattinoApostolic Nuncio to Colombia
66.7Ordained BishopHomero Marín Arboleda, C.M.Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro
56.2CeasedMarco Antonio Merchán LadinoApostolic Administrator of TierradentroBishop of Neiva
25 Aug 202659.2Ordained BishopDiego Luis Rendón UrreaBishop of JericóBishop-Elect
26 Aug 202656.3InstalledJaime Uriel Sanabria AriasBishop of Yopal
5 Sep 202651.2CeasedJuan Fernando Franco SánchezApostolic Administrator of JericóBishop of Caldas
59.2InstalledDiego Luis Rendón UrreaBishop of JericóBishop-Elect

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