Bishop Octavio Betancourt Arango

Bishop Emeritus of Garzón

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
4 Jan 1928		Born	Abejorral
1 Nov 1951	23.8	Ordained Priest	Priest
23 Nov 1970	42.9	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia
23 Nov 1970	42.9	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Germania in Dacia
2 Feb 1971	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Germania in Dacia
10 Nov 1975	47.8	Appointed	Bishop of Garzón, Colombia
26 Apr 1977	49.3	Resigned	Bishop of Garzón, Colombia

Please contact the Bishop through the Diocese of Garzón.

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Aníbal Cardinal Muñoz Duque †
Archbishop Arturo Duque Villegas †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Octavio Betancourt Arango (1971)
Archbishop Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. †

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