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Recent Bishop Events


DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
24 Apr 200657.0AppointedÓscar González VillaBishop of GirardotaBishop-Elect Emeritus
10 Jun 200657.1ResignedÓscar González VillaBishop-Elect of GirardotaBishop-Elect Emeritus
11 Jul 200658.9AppointedGonzalo Restrepo RestrepoBishop of Girardota
2 Aug 200676.5DiedGabriel Montalvo HigueraApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to United States of America
11 Oct 200670.1DiedGermán Garcia Isaza, C.M. †Bishop of Apartadó
31 Oct 200677.3RetiredDarío Castrillón HoyosPrefect of the Congregation for the ClergyCardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
13 Nov 200661.6AppointedJosé Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R.Auxiliary Bishop of Cali
61.6AppointedJosé Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R.Titular Bishop of Castellum TatroportusAuxiliary Bishop of Cali
19 Dec 200668.8AppointedPaolo RomeoArchbishop of Palermo, Italy
5 Jan 200768.3AppointedRodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J.Vicar Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
68.3AppointedRodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J.Titular Bishop of VulturiaVicar Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
12 Jan 200760.0AppointedOrlando Antonio Corrales GarcíaArchbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
77.1RetiredIgnacio José Gómez AristizábalArchbishop of Santa Fe de AntioquiaArchbishop Emeritus
27 Jan 200761.8Ordained BishopJosé Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R.Titular Bishop of Castellum TatroportusAuxiliary Bishop of Cali
2 Feb 200767.0AppointedAbraham Escudero MontoyaBishop of Palmira
10 Feb 200769.0InstalledPaolo RomeoArchbishop of Palermo, Italy
24 Feb 200784.6DiedAugusto Trujillo ArangoArchbishop Emeritus of Tunja
4 Mar 200768.5Ordained BishopRodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J.Titular Bishop of VulturiaVicar Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
14 Mar 200782.8DiedMiguel Angel Lecumberri Erburu, O.C.D. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tumaco
3 Apr 200783.7DiedFélix María Torres ParraArchbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla
4 Apr 200780.0RetiredEduardo Martínez SomaloChamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic ChamberCardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus
31 May 200762.4AppointedJosé Octavio Ruiz ArenasVice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
3 Jul 200760.7AppointedLuis Adriano Piedrahíta SandovalBishop of Apartadó
13 Oct 200766.2AppointedBeniamino StellaPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
24 Oct 200750.4AppointedPablo Emiro Salas AntelizBishop of Espinal
29 Oct 200761.0AppointedAldo CavalliApostolic Nuncio to Colombia
30 Nov 200760.6AppointedOscar Urbina OrtegaArchbishop of Villavicencio
2 Dec 200750.5Ordained BishopPablo Emiro Salas AntelizBishop of Espinal
15 Dec 200750.5InstalledPablo Emiro Salas AntelizBishop of Espinal
25 Jan 200860.8InstalledOscar Urbina OrtegaArchbishop of Villavicencio
1 Mar 200878.7AppointedDarío Castrillón HoyosCardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro TraianoCardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
19 Apr 200872.4DiedAlfonso López TrujilloCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

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