Archbishop Joaquín Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
4 Apr 1883		Born	Bucaramanga
18 Dec 1909	26.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary
17 Sep 1917	34.5	Appointed	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
17 Feb 1918	34.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
14 May 1942	59.1	Appointed	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia
28 Nov 1957	74.6	Retired	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia
28 Nov 1957	74.6	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Selymbria
1 Sep 1958	75.4	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia

a priest for 48.7 years
a bishop for 40.5 years

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. †
Archbishop Alfredo Rubio Diaz †