Bishop José de Jesús Martinez Vargas †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Feb 1897		Born	Mogotes
24 Sep 1921	24.6	Ordained Priest	Priest
13 Jul 1949	52.4	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
13 Jul 1949	52.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Aulon
4 Sep 1949	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Aulon
1951	53.8	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
18 Dec 1952	55.8	Appointed	Bishop of Armenia, Colombia
8 Feb 1972	74.9	Retired	Bishop of Armenia, Colombia
9 Jan 1987	89.9	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Armenia, Colombia

Source(s):

b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1949, Number 74

a priest for 65.3 years a bishop for 37.3 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Rafael Afanador y Cadena † Principal Co-Consecrators: Crisanto Cardinal Luque y Sánchez † Archbishop Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop José de Jesús Martinez Vargas † (1949) Archbishop Rafael Afanador y Cadena †	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Norberto Forero y García † Archbishop Miguel Angel Arce Vivas †